英语词汇“to get on wick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to get on (one's) wick: to irritate or annoy (a person); to exasperate; to get on one's nerves (nerve n. Phrases 4). colloquial.It is sometimes suggested that both this and the next sense derive from (Hampton) Wick, rhyming slang for prick n. 12. See Partridge and wick n.² 2.

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1945 Penguin New Writing 26 56 Parades and bullshit get on his wick.

1958 K. Amis I like it Here 32 But I wish he wouldn't think he'd got the right to knock the English. That's what really gets on my wick.

1961 ‘B. Wells’ Day Earth caught Fire iv. 54 ‘Strewth, these licensing laws get on your wick, don't they,’ they grumbled.

1977 K. Benton Red Hen Conspiracy iii. 22 The way you talk about Pat gets on my wick.

1984 B. Francis AA Car Duffer's Guide 6/2 Gets on my wick, she do.

单词	to get on wick
释义	> as lemmas to get on (one's) wick a. to get on (one's) wick: to irritate or annoy (a person); to exasperate; to get on one's nerves (nerve n. Phrases 4). colloquial.It is sometimes suggested that both this and the next sense derive from (Hampton) Wick, rhyming slang for prick n. 12. See Partridge and wick n.² 2. ΚΠ 1945 Penguin New Writing 26 56 Parades and bullshit get on his wick. 1958 K. Amis I like it Here 32 But I wish he wouldn't think he'd got the right to knock the English. That's what really gets on my wick. 1961 ‘B. Wells’ Day Earth caught Fire iv. 54 ‘Strewth, these licensing laws get on your wick, don't they,’ they grumbled. 1977 K. Benton Red Hen Conspiracy iii. 22 The way you talk about Pat gets on my wick. 1984 B. Francis AA Car Duffer's Guide 6/2 Gets on my wick, she do. extracted from wickn.¹ < as lemmas
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