| 单词 | a walk on the wild side |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa walk on the wild side P6. colloquial. a walk on the wild side: something daring, risky, or exciting. Frequently in to take a walk on the wild side: to take a risk, to engage in something daring, risky, or illicit.First used as the title of a novel by Nelson Algren set in the brothels and bars of New Orleans (see quot. 1956) and later popularized as the title of a song (written for a musical version, never staged, of the novel) by Lou Reed (see quot. 1972). ΚΠ 1956 N. Algren (title) A walk on the wild side. 1957 Salina (Kansas) Jrnl. 28 June 4/4 Even now, when I hear a Gene Austin record I remember my first walk on the wild side. 1972 L. Reed Walk on Wild Side (song) in Pass thru Fire (2000) 125 New York City is the place where they said Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side. 1974 Times 1 Aug. 26/5 (advt.) Vacant now. Small single room in hectic Belgravia maisonette (take a walk on the wild side!). 1988 J. Burchill Sex & Sensibility (1992) 51 By domesticating sex, we do not encourage monogamy but promiscuity. The human animal is very prone to needing to take a walk on the wild side every so often. 2007 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 8 Aug. (Taste section) 1 f The recipe called for tossing in several of these potent [serrano] peppers, as well as their firecracker seeds...Those seeds make this dish a walk on the wild side. < as lemmas |
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