单词 | to go —— on a person |
释义 | > as lemmasto go —— on a person e. intransitive. colloquial. With adjective or noun complement. To behave in a particular manner or adopt a particular attitude as indicated by the complement. Also (and earliest) in to go —— on a person, specifying the person affected (cf. on prep. 24f). Also with all as intensifier. ΚΠ 1911 L. Stone Jonah ii. iv. 190 Yer niver 'ad no cause ter go crook on me, but I ain't complainin'. 1929 J. P. McEvoy Hollywood Girl (1930) vii. 102 I thought he was the one who had gone Hollywood. Pictures in the paper, guest of this and that. It's a wonder you notice me, I told him. 1943 ‘C. Dickson’ She died Lady xix. 170 Whatever else you do,..don't go psychoanalytic on me. I can't stand it. 1963 Sat. Evening Post 15 June 4/2 Don't go too ‘arty’ on us. 1966 New Yorker 1 Oct. 183 (advt.) Then I write my letter accusing them of going establishment. 1996 Minx Nov. 143/3 He went all James Dean on me. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 54 I hope she's not going all vegetarian on me. < as lemmas |
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