| 单词 | to see the wheels go round |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto see (what makes) the wheels go round c. to see (what makes) the wheels go round and variants: to see how things work; chiefly figurative with reference to the operation of a business, organization, etc. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [verb (intransitive)] > see how things work to see (what makes) the wheels go round1889 1876 J. Habberton Helen's Babies 11 ‘I want to see the wheels go round,’ said Budge.] 1889 Indianapolis Jrnl. 9 Aug. 3 The Commissioner asked ‘if he wanted to see the wheels go round’. 1922 Broadcaster Oct. 149/1 The natural indifference of the fair sex to any knowledge of what ‘makes the wheels go round.’ 1923 R. D. Paine Comrades Rolling Ocean ix. 160 I want to watch a supercargo and see his wheels go round. 1979 P. Levi Head in Soup iii. 58 How amateur we were. Those who know how the wheels turn are always bored. 1980 N. Freeling Castang's City xv. 100 There's any amount of what makes the wheels go round... Feather~bedding and barrel-rolling. < as lemmas |
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