单词 | sneak preview |
释义 | sneak previewSEE SYNONYMS FOR sneak preview ON THESAURUS.COM nouna preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience. Origin of sneak previewFirst recorded in 1935–40 Words nearby sneak previewsneaker, sneakerhead, sneakernet, sneakers, sneaking, sneak preview, sneak thief, sneaky, sneaky pete, sneck, sneer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sneak previewsneak preview nouna screening of a film at an unexpected time to test audience reaction before its release Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sneak previewsneak preview An advance showing of something, as in It was supposed to be bad luck but she gave the bridegroom a sneak preview of her wedding gown. This expression originated in the 1930s for a single public showing of a motion picture before its general release, and in succeeding decades was transferred to other undertakings. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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