单词 | will the real —— please stand up? |
释义 | > as lemmaswill the real —— please stand up? P3. will the real —— please stand up?: see to stand up 1e at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. will the real —— please stand up? e. intransitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). will the real —— please stand up?: used rhetorically to indicate that the specified person should clarify their position, or reveal their true character.Used as a catchphrase in the U.S. television game show To Tell the Truth (first broadcast in 1956), in which three contestants each attempted to convince the panellists and audience that they were the person whose unusual occupation or experience had been recounted by the host. At the end of the round, the contestant who had been telling the truth was asked to rise: 1956 To tell the Truth (transcribed from TV programme) 25 Dec. Will the real Mitchell Parish please stand up? ΚΠ 1960 Sunday Gaz.-Mail (Charleston, W. Va.) 10 Apr. (Comics section) Will the real Thomas Jones please stand up? 1973 Illustr. London News July 76/3 Will the real Kate Brown please stand up and show herself? 1981 Nature 12 Mar. 89 (heading) Will the real Grenville Orogeny please stand up. 2000 ‘Eminem’ Real Slim Shady (transcribed from song) Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? 2004 Q Sept. 30/2 A $450 Pomeranian-chihuahua mix puppy was snatched by a man with a bleached blond crop, tattoos and a ‘Shady’ T-shirt. Would the real dognapper please stand up? < as lemmas |
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