单词 | i'll be a monkey's uncle |
释义 | > as lemmasI'll be (also I am) a monkey's uncle P9. colloquial. I'll be (also I am) a monkey's uncle: an expression of surprise; frequently used to intensify a previous statement. ΚΠ 1925 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 8 Feb. If that's a joke I'm a monkey's uncle. 1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/2 Be a monkey's uncle, be surprised. 1934 J. Jevne & G. Purcell Joe Palooka (film script) in J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. 581/2 Well, I'm a monkey's uncle! 1949 A. Murphy Hell & Back x. 123 If it works..I'm a blue-tailed monkey's uncle. 1974 E. Thompson Tattoo 358 From Jack's point of view, if that milkmaid didn't have angry red bumps on her prat, he was a monkey's uncle. 1990 E. Van Lustbader White Ninja iii. 435 If this doesn't turn out to be a suicide, I'm a monkey's uncle. < as lemmas |
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