| 单词 | who's for tennis? |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswho's for tennis? b. anyone for tennis?, who's for tennis?, etc., a typical entrance or exit line given to a young man in a superficial drawing-room comedy, used attributively of (someone or something reminiscent of) this kind of comedy. Also in extended uses. Π 1953 J. van Druten Playwright at Work viii. 99 There is no average Mr. and Mrs. Blank at all. An attempt to draw one..will lead you into the pit of emptiness, and you will emerge with something as unreal as the juveniles in plays who come in impertinently swinging tennis rackets, and when the time for their exit arrives, make it with the remark: ‘Tennis, anyone?’ 1965 Listener 17 June 911/3 One of the panel spoke of ‘Who's-for-tennis’ comedy,..now a too-familiar pejorative. 1973 Times 16 Jan. 11/1 The most unlikely men around London are now dressing as though they might say ‘Anyone for tennis?’ at any moment. 1974 N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 34 She had seen him..spring up to answer the telephone with an Anyone-for-tennis voice that filled her with pity. 1978 H. MacInnes Prelude to Terror ii. 20 He walked over to the small group of staff members... ‘Who's for tennis?’ he asked, and raised a smile. < as lemmas |
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