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单词 then and there
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then and there


then and there

adv. At that precise time and place; on the spot: resigned then and there.

then and there


then and there

At that exact place and moment in time. Mark made a derogatory comment toward one of our coworkers, and the boss fired him right then and there. I'm not going to wait for them to get back to me in a month or however long they decide to take—I'm going to their office so I can settle this then and there.See also: and, there

then and there

Cliché right at that time and place. I asked him right then and there exactly what he meant. I decided to settle the matter then and there and not wait until Monday.See also: and, there

then and there

Also, there and then. At that precise time and place; on the spot. For example, When the board questioned his judgment again, he resigned then and there. The first term was first recorded in 1442, the variant in 1496. See also: and, there

then and there

mod. right then. Right then and there, he pulled up his shirt and showed everyone the jagged scar. See also: and, there

then and there

At that particular time and place, on the spot. This fifteenth-century phrase has probably survived owing to its pleasing alliteration. It is often used as a synonym for “immediately,” as in “The doctor stitched her up then and there.” For a time it also was put as there and then, but this usage is far less common and consequently does not qualify as a cliché.See also: and, there
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