| 单词 | a ghost from one's past |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa ghost from one's (also the) past e. a ghost from one's (also the) past and variants: a person who or thing which makes an unexpected reappearance after a prolonged period of time. ΚΠ 1883 M. Collins In Flower of her Youth III. xvii. 192 ‘What on earth is the matter?’ he said; ‘you look as if you had seen a ghost.’ ‘So I have,’ she answered; ‘a ghost from the past.’ 1913 Locomotive Engineers Jrnl. Apr. 285/1 Tony was a ghost from her other life, and she..buried her head upon his shoulder. 1962 Sunday Tel. 27 May 2/1 An old ghost from the past reappeared, the so-called gold hedge share, for currency doubters. 2012 H. Wolitzer Available Man xxiv. 135 You won't believe who I ran into last week. A ghost from my past: Laurel Arquette. < as lemmas |
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