| 单词 | to shoot the works |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shoot the works j. Chiefly U.S. slang. to shoot the works: to effect something to the fullest extent; spec. to discharge the necessary business; to tell the truth, reveal all; to shoot the bull: to talk nonsense (cf. bull n.4 3); to shoot a line: see to shoot a line at line n.2 13g. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > disclose or reveal secrets tell1537 blaba1616 to let the cat out of the bag1760 to blow the gab or gaff1834 to shoot off one's mouth1864 to give the show away1879 unload1904 to spill the beans1919 to shoot the works1922 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > insincere or pretentious talk > talk insincerely [verb (intransitive)] vapour1629 cant1648 quack1650 gas1849 bull1850 to shoot the bull1922 blah1924 1922 E. O'Neill Hairy Ape vii. 74 Can't youse see I belong? Sure! I'm reg'lar. I'll stick, get me? I'll shoot de woiks for youse. 1930 Amer. Speech 5 197 (heading) Shooting the bull. 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues i. 5 We had a yen..to strut and act biggity and shoot the works. 1951 W. Stevens Let. 27 Dec. (1967) 735 We have people who seem to hand a list of names to a stenographer and tell her to shoot the works. 1972 Maclean's Mar. 41/2 ‘Writes all my speeches,’ he'd say and slap me on the back. ‘Smart boy! He can sure shoot the bull.’ < as lemmas |
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