| 单词 | to live out of a suitcase |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto live out of (or from) a suitcase (or suitcases) to live out of (or from) a suitcase (or suitcases): to live for a period with one's belongings still packed, esp. when travelling; to travel from place to place staying in hotels or other temporary accommodation. Also in extended use: to have no permanent home. Cf. to work out of a suitcase at work v. Phrases 15. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander > have no fixed abode waggerc1380 to walk at rovers1528 stroll1603 to live out of (or from) a suitcase (or suitcases)1969 1920 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 13 Sept. 8/7 Living out of a suitcase is a pretty mean sort of life anyway. 1946 L. Durrell Let. 25 Sept. in L. Durrell & H. Miller Private Corr. (1963) 229 I can't tell you what wonderful peace and quiet it is, having a house of your own after so many years living from suitcases in hotels. 1969 Photoplay Jan. 69/1 ‘It never occurred to me it would take ten years to settle down,’ Audrey said recently, after ten years of living out of suitcases. 2003 Fangoria Oct. 6/1 Now that there are so many movies opening, I prefer to find frights on the big screen again in my own town, instead of living out of a suitcase for the season. < as lemmas |
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