| 单词 | to make one's marble good |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make one's marble(s) good b. New Zealand and Australian slang. to make one's marble(s) good: to make a good impression on a person, to ingratiate oneself, to improve one's position. ΚΠ 1898 in H. Orsman N.Z. Dict. (1997) 483/1 I always made my marbles good with Cookie [sc. the cook at a bush camp] by cutting up firewood. 1909 N.Z. Truth 15 May 7 He ‘made his marble good’, he alleged, by paying up a score he owed. c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 31 Some tap the boss before they join,..By this they make their marble good. 1944 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target iii. 26 I was making my marble good. 1947 D. M. Davin Gorse blooms Pale 206 The crowd..wanted to see if he could make his marble good with us. 1963 D. Crick Martin Place 223 Take my tip, if you wanter make your marble good: say nothing. 1968 G. Slatter Pagan Game 163 Making his marble good with the missus. < as lemmas |
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