英语词汇“to stir the possum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P4. Australian slang. to stir (also rouse) the possum: to stir up controversy, liven things up.

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society > society and the community > dissent > be in dissension or at variance [verb (intransitive)] > cause dissension

to make strife1303

to make the feathers flyc1430

to stir the coals1539

to make mischiefc1572

to blow the bellows1590

to blow the fire1670

to stir the pot1826

to stir (also rouse) the possum1900

to mix it1950

1900 Truth (Sydney) 29 Apr. 5/7 Why, old George Reid would be comparatively forgotten if he didn't keep stirring the possum.

1907 C. MacAlister Old Pioneering Days in Sunny South 51 Sometimes..an ambitious carrier or drover would ‘rouse the 'possum’ by giving some long-winded ditty of the time.

1949 R. Park Poor Man's Orange 9 A mission was like a tonic. It stirred the 'possum in the people, and for months afterwards they could still feel the enthusiasm.

1976 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 Mar. 18/2 Mr. Bob Hawke sees an opening to stir the possum and to step up union wage demands.

2001 Canberra Times (Nexis) 15 Sept. a17 The Prime Minister's Christmas Card..is a well-researched, intelligent and provocative book which is guaranteed to stir the possum among Labor historians.

单词	to stir the possum
释义	> as lemmas to stir (also rouse) the possum P4. Australian slang. to stir (also rouse) the possum: to stir up controversy, liven things up. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > be in dissension or at variance [verb (intransitive)] > cause dissension to make strife1303 to make the feathers flyc1430 to stir the coals1539 to make mischiefc1572 to blow the bellows1590 to blow the fire1670 to stir the pot1826 to stir (also rouse) the possum1900 to mix it1950 1900 Truth (Sydney) 29 Apr. 5/7 Why, old George Reid would be comparatively forgotten if he didn't keep stirring the possum. 1907 C. MacAlister Old Pioneering Days in Sunny South 51 Sometimes..an ambitious carrier or drover would ‘rouse the 'possum’ by giving some long-winded ditty of the time. 1949 R. Park Poor Man's Orange 9 A mission was like a tonic. It stirred the 'possum in the people, and for months afterwards they could still feel the enthusiasm. 1976 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 Mar. 18/2 Mr. Bob Hawke sees an opening to stir the possum and to step up union wage demands. 2001 Canberra Times (Nexis) 15 Sept. a17 The Prime Minister's Christmas Card..is a well-researched, intelligent and provocative book which is guaranteed to stir the possum among Labor historians. extracted from possumn.¹ < as lemmas
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