| 单词 | home, james ! |
| 释义 | > as lemmashome, James (and don't spare the horses)! P10. home, James (and don't spare the horses)!: used as a humorous exhortation to a driver. ΚΠ 1893 Harper's Mag. Aug. 484/1 ‘Eureka!’ cried Mr. Weatherlow. ‘Sor?’ answered his coachman... ‘Home, James!’ shouted Mr. Weatherlow, and in fifteen minutes he was at work in his laboratory. 1921 Santa Fe Mag. Jan. 78/2 Clarence E. Lewis drives up to work in his Nash and then, when his day's work is over, one will hear ‘Home, James, and don't spare the gas.’ 1927 E. Wallace Mixer viii. 114 ‘All right, Paul,’ returned Mr. Sparkes... ‘Home, James.’ ‘James’ grinned in the darkness, and the car moved forward. 1964 P. G. Wodehouse Frozen Assets xi. 213 Okay, Watson, drive on. Home, James, and don't spare the horses. 1981 N.Y. Times 23 Nov. c9/1 Often you need only relax, sit back and give your horse loose rein, which is the equine version of ‘Home, James’. 2004 J. Kelman You have to be Careful in Land of Free (2005) 54 I was sitting myself down for a relaxing couple of beers and then it was home james dont spare the horses. < as lemmas |
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