| 单词 | in all my born days |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(never) in all my born days P8. one's born days: one's lifetime. Chiefly in negative constructions, used to express surprise at something unexpected, remarkable, or unprecedented; often in (never) in all my born days.Cf. puff n. 1g. ΚΠ 1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 278/2 O pray good, dear Mother, let me go with you, I never saw a wise woman in all my born days. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxvii. 383 He never was so delighted in his born Days. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 49 You shall rue it all your born days. 1955 M. Allingham Beckoning Lady vi. 91 I never met such a kack-handed jackass in all my born days. 2008 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 5 Nov. 8 [On polling day] her driveway was filled with cars left by voters who could not get into nearby parking lots. ‘I have never seen anything like this in all my born days,’ she said. ‘I am just astounded.’ < as lemmas |
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