| 单词 | for the love of mike |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor the love of Mike (b) colloquial. for the love of Mike [probably showing euphemistic substitution of the male forename Mike (compare Mike n.4) for God] : an exclamation of exasperation or surprise; ‘for goodness' sake!’ ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene loOE spi?c1225 how mischance——?c1330 with mischance!c1330 by my hoodc1374 by my sheath1532 by the mouse-foot1550 what the (also a) goodyear1570 bread and salt1575 by Jove1575 in (good) truly1576 by these hilts1598 by the Lord Harry1693 by the pody cody1693 by jingo!1694 splutter1707 by jing!1786 I snore1790 declare1811 by the hokey1825 shiver my timbers1834 by the (great) horn spoon1842 upon my Sam1879 for goodness' sake1885 yerra1892 for the love of Mike1896 by the hokey fiddle1922 knickers1971 1896 A. C. Ray Dick xii. 207 He sank back on the couch, remarking slowly to himself,— ‘Oh, for the love of Mike!’ 1901 S. Crane in Home Mag. N.Y. Jan. 77/2 ‘For the love of Mike, madam, what ails you?’ he spluttered. 1909 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 21 Dec. For the love of Mike, man, haven't you got a heart? 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xviii. [Penelope] 727 O move over your big carcass out of that for the love of Mike listen to him. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. i. ix. 57 For de love o' Mike, will you listen to dat, now. 1934 J. Brophy Waterfront i. 14 For the love of mike..shut those blasted windows. 1941 Penguin New Writing 8 91 Well, for the luvva Mike! 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 3 Oct. 11 Tired? Well for the love of mike! What about me? 1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia xv. 181 For the love of Mike, let's hope he's brave. 1999 J. Burchill Married Alive xii. 181 ‘Why wasn't she wearing any fucking clothes!’ I scream at the top of my voice. ‘Because she was under a waterfall, for the love of Mike—’. < as lemmas |
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