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单词 when the balloon goes up
释义

when the balloon goes up

British informal When the action or trouble starts: we’ve got to get our man out of there before the balloon goes up...
  • If he wants to be certain of being absolutely on the ball when the balloon goes up - if it does - it's as well he gets a rest now.
  • They are demanding this, that and the other, but they won't lose out when the balloon goes up - they'll be living it up in Monte Carlo.
  • It will be hard to request more resources if and when the balloon goes up in a place like that.
Probably with allusion to the release of a balloon to mark the start of an event
See parent entry: balloon
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