单词 | go well |
释义 | > as lemmasgo well j. colloquial (originally and chiefly South African) go well: used as an expression of farewell or goodwill to a person who is parting. Cf. stay well at stay v.1 Additions, walk good at walk v. Phrases 15. [After similar expressions in several Bantu languages of South Africa; compare e.g. Zulu hamba kahle, (to a group) hambani kahle ( < imperative forms of -hamba to go, travel + kahle well) and also the similarly-formed Southern Sotho tsamaya hantle, Northern Sotho tsamaya pila.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of farewell > and good luck walk good1929 go well1948 1948 A. Paton Cry, Beloved Country i. ii. 14 That was good of you. Go well, small one. 1951 P. H. Abrahams Wild Conquest ii. ii. 298 ‘Where do you journey?’ ‘To the land of the Basuto.’ ‘Go well, my friend.’ ‘Go well, white man.’ 1961 H. Stanton Go well stay Well 5 ‘Go well.’ ‘Stay well.’ Sesuto: ‘Tsamea pila.’ ‘Sala pila.’ These words constitute the customary expressions of good-will when African friends are parting. The friend who stays says to the friend who goes, ‘Go well,’ conveying the thought, ‘May God protect you on your journey.’ 2004 L. Desoto Blade of Grass xxxvii. 222 Bodule tucks his hat under his arm and cups both hands to receive his wages. ‘Usale kahle, Missus. Stay well.’ ‘Go well, Bodule.’ < as lemmas |
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