| 单词 | dutch lunch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDutch lunch Dutch lunch n. (see Dutch treat n.) ΚΠ 1904 Columbus (Ohio) Disp. 21 Aug. Dancing was enjoyed by all as was the Dutch lunch which was partaken of at intervals during the evening. 1954 J. Symons Narrowing Circle xxv. 107 ‘Shall we make this a Dutch lunch?’..He was all there when it came to money. Dutch lunch 2. With each person paying for his own food, drink, etc.; esp. in to go Dutch (cf. Dutch lunch, etc., under Compounds 2 above). Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > contribution > contribute [verb (intransitive)] > each pay his share to go Dutch1914 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn v. 63 We'll go Dutch. 1957 Economist 5 Oct. 14/1 To suggest a free trade area to any of them in such circumstances looks rather like proposing to a teetotaller that you and he go dutch on daily rounds of drinks. 1962 Economist 29 Sept. 1213/3 There is ‘Dutch auction’, ‘Dutch uncle’, to eat out ‘Dutch’ with one's friends, and many more. < as lemmas |
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