单词 | foxhole buddy |
释义 | > as lemmasfoxhole buddy foxhole buddy n. U.S. colloquial (originally Military) a person with whom one shares a foxhole; (in extended use) a close friend or ally. ΚΠ 1944 Abilene (Texas) Reporter News 11 Jan. 3/3 A lively tank battle was going on. Horton was cheering his foxhole buddies on to get up and watch it. He got up and was shot through the shoulder and lungs. 1946 W. R. Cheves et al. Snow Ridges & Pillboxes v. 116 Pfc. Goll and I were foxhole buddies and had a good hole. 1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Sept. b2 ‘It's been a rough year for me,’ Miller chuckled, with so many old political foxhole buddies seeking his support. 1994 New Yorker 18 July 39/1 All their painful stories are followed by moments of remembered grief but end in the genuine and ironic laughter of foxhole buddies. < as lemmas |
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