单词 | groundhog case |
释义 | > as lemmasgroundhog case groundhog case n. U.S. a desperate or urgent affair. ΚΠ 1885 C. A. Siringo Texas Cow Boy 125 Dangerous to cross. But the wagons being over made it a ground hog case. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous x. 234 ‘Ground-hog case,’ said the Galway man. ‘Badly lighted port, Danny.’ 1927 Amer. Speech 2 356/1 [W. Virginia dial.] Ground hog case, something that has to be settled immediately. < as lemmas |
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