| 单词 | he must have killed a chinaman |
| 释义 | > as lemmashe (also she, you, etc.) must have killed a Chinaman P1. Australian colloquial. he (also she, you, etc.) must have killed a Chinaman and variants: used to indicate that a person is suffering from bad luck (hyperbolically implying that this bad luck is punishment for a crime committed by the person).Now likely to be considered offensive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > unfortunately [phrase] > suffering misfortune out of luck1740 down on one's luck1823 he (also she, you, etc.) must have killed a Chinaman1885 shit out of luck1934 onto (also on to) plums1991 1885 Leader (Melbourne) 31 Oct. (Suppl.) 1/5 Bragan, whose temper did not improve as he lost, cursed his luck from start to finish, urging as a reason the curious non sequitur that ‘he must have killed a Chinaman’. 1940 Truth (Brisbane) 23 June 5/5 [The racehorse owner]..reckons he must have killed a Chinaman or walked under too many ladders since he bought Glenfino. 2013 Singleton (New S. Wales) Argus (Nexis) 24 May (Sport section) Someone in the Singleton Greyhounds camp ‘must have killed a chinaman’ as their wretched luck with injuries extended another week. < as lemmas |
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