| 单词 | to do the ton |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the (or a) ton c. colloquial. A speed of one hundred miles per hour (esp. with reference to motor cycles). Frequently in to do the (or a) ton. Cf. ton-up n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > speed of 100 m.p.h. ton1954 ton-up1961 1954 G. Smith Flaw in Crystal iv. 36 At eighty I felt a wild sense of elation... I watched to see if Several would triumphantly lead Teddy onwards at a majestic full ton. 1959 News Chron. 17 Dec. 3/1 The dangerous noddles who boast about doing the ton on the public roads. 1964 New Statesman 21 Feb. 288/3 We do the ton sometimes, but not where any one's goin' to get 'urt. 1973 Hansard Lords 5 Dec. 684 In that case, you must have been doing a ‘ton’, if very few cars passed you. < as lemmas |
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