单词 | come-to-bed |
释义 | > as lemmascome-to-bed come-to-bed adj. intended to invite or perceived as inviting sexual interest; alluring, seductive.Earliest and chiefly in come-to-bed eyes.It is unclear whether quot. 1922 is a play on, and therefore earlier evidence for, the usual form of the expression, or a coincidental isolated coinage by Joyce. ΚΠ 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses xv. 411 I seen you up Faithful place with your squarepusher, the greaser off the railway, in his cometobed hat.] 1962 Las Vegas Sun 21 Nov. 13/5 A number of men have told me that I have ‘come to bed’ eyes. 1969 Financial Times 23 Oct. 15/6 It all revolves around sex... Quite simply, Eyelure creates come-to-bed-eyes. 1972 Texas Star 4 June 9/4 (advt.) Layer upon layer of luxurious curls you can toss about for a tousled, come-to-bed look. 1989 P. Robins in D. Rees & P. Robins Freezer Counter 40 Our Lennie, with his nut-brown curls and come-to-bed voice paid us both in kind. 2004 Gay Times Feb. 85/3 Despite his cute, floppy fringe, come-to-bed eyes, and little-boy-lost expression, on record he sounds like a slowed-down Grace Jones who's lived off nothing but Gitanes for the last five years. < as lemmas |
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