| 释义 |
lead-pipe
[See lead n.1 10.]
Used attrib. with cinch to denote a complete certainty. U.S. colloq.
1898‘J. Kerr’ Cheery Bk. 71, I never had a ‘lead pipe cinch’; I never had a ‘pull’; I never had a ‘straight’ that was not beaten by a ‘full’. 1911H. Quick Yellowstone Nights xi. 288 Oh its a cinch, a timelock, leadpipe cinch! 1926Punch 7 July 17/1 The Office of Works does not borrow money even to back what Americans call a lead⁓pipe cinch. 1949N. Algren Man with Golden Arm 23 Not early enough to move no tables, that's a lead-pipe cinch. 1973N.Y. Times 25 Feb. iv. 2/6 To be sure, speculation in gold is not a lead-pipe cinch; its price can go down as well as up. |