单词 | he could start a fight in an empty room |
释义 | > as lemmashe (also she, etc.) could start a fight in an empty room P2. he (also she, etc.) could start a fight in an empty room and variants: used to indicate that a person is particularly argumentative or aggressive. ΚΠ 1972 G. Friel Mr Alfred M. A. i. 8 Mrs Provan stared at Senga, frightening her. ‘You'd start a fight in an empty house you would,’ she said. ‘You bad little besom’. 1975 Greeley (Colorado) Tribune 27 Jan. 9 He fouls a lot. His critics say he could start a fight in an empty gym. 1990 Independent (Nexis) 31 Dec. 5 [The] militant pensioner..[was] once said to be capable of starting an argument in an empty room. 1998 J. Holms Bad Vibes xx. 233 She was perfectly able to cause trouble in an empty house, and the devastation she could wreak..beggared the imagination. 2011 D. Raley Pitchers of Beer ii. 28 Vanni was so feisty as a baseball player that his wife..joked he could start a fight in an empty room. < as lemmas |
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