| 单词 | to spin the drum |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto spin the drum transitive. British Police slang and Prison slang. To search (a place) for stolen goods, illegal substances, etc.; to search the house or cell of (a person). Originally and frequently in to spin the drum and variants (cf. drum n.3 2). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search (a place) > search through (a place) upseekc1315 scourc1380 pickc1395 scumc1420 skirra1616 spin1972 1972 R. Busby Reasonable Man xix. 177 Did he object to you spinning his drum? 1982 J. Barnett Marked for Destruction xiii. 160 We iron him to the bannisters while we spin the drum from top to bottom. 1982 P. Inchbald Sweet Short Grass xix. 162 ‘We've spun it.’ Spinning the drum means searching premises. 1993 G. F. Newman Law & Order (rev. ed.) 193 You spun a villain called Harding... We've picked up a whisper that he's supposed to be making one [sc. a complaint]. 1994 N. Parker Parkhurst Tales ix. 100 It was only in very unusual circumstances that the screws would spin someone during association time. < as lemmas |
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