单词 | to make an arse of |
释义 | > as lemmasto make an arse of (someone) a. to make an arse of (someone): to cause (someone) to appear absurd or foolish. Cf. to make an ass of (someone) at ass n.1 Phrases 2a. ΚΠ 1967 Observer 23 Apr. 22/5 To go along the wing bouncing the ball on the instep, making an arse of anybody who comes in to tackle. 1997 Sunday Times (Nexis) 10 Aug. They've made an arse of my mother, my brother, everything. 2015 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland) (Nexis) 30 Aug. 5 The victory..made an arse of the Greens. to make an arse of (something) c. Scottish. to make an arse of (something): to mess (something) up; to botch, bungle, or ruin (something). Cf. to arse up at arse v. 2. ΚΠ 1974 Oral Hist. 2 i. 48 They had made an arse of Fairfield. The Party had made a cock-up of Fairfields. 1991 Conjunctions 17 83 Needed to be sure about these things..before you opened your mouth else just make an arse of the whole jingbang just fuck it up totally. 2013 C. Robertson Witness Dead xlvii. 389 We have to trust Winter not to make an arse of this. < as lemmas |
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