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单词 to go great guns
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to go great guns
P2. colloquial (originally Horse Racing) to go great guns: to make rapid progress, have a run of success.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > have a run of success
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1856 Sporting Mag. July 231 Artillery also went ‘great guns’ more than once.
1913 Field 3 May 849/3 A moment later Louvois shot out, passed Sanquhar and Fairy King, and going great guns..beat the favourite by a head.
1958 Times 26 Sept. 19/2 Local partisanship will no doubt run high between Bristol, who are going great guns so far, and their old..rivals Gloucester.
1971 Times 16 Jan. 16/8 Arsenal, going great guns in their functional, efficient way, must see the league title within their sights.
2006 City News (Brisbane) 12 Oct. 24/1 This little company is going great guns.
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