| 单词 | to suck one's teeth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto suck one's teeth a. to suck one's teeth: to make a sound by sucking air and saliva through the teeth, in order to express contempt, disapproval, frustration, etc. Originally U.S. regional; now chiefly Caribbean. ΚΠ 1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 175 Toby sucked his teeth..and made signs with his shoulders and elbows to the by-standers that he knew Hardy was drunk. 1897 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 7 Oct. 2/8 The prisoner was ordered to pay a fine..or 30 days imprisonment with hard labour. While leaving the dock the accused sucked her teeth. 1916 Living Age 1 July 30/2 Contemptuously he gazes on his fellow workers, sucks his teeth, and then delivers..‘Of all the mouldy perishing pessimists, you blighters take the blinkin' bun.’ 1961 I. Khan Jumbie Bird (1985) vi. 64 ‘Hai-hai,’ Pooran, another of the old men, sighed, sucking his teeth, moving his head dejectedly, from left to right. 2013 @__SincerelySino 16 July in twitter.com (accessed 29 Jan. 2021) Mi haffe suck mi teet pon dat last tweet deh suh! chupessss. < as lemmas |
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