单词 | it was fun while it lasted |
释义 | > as lemmasit was fun while it lasted P2. it was fun while it lasted (also it's fun while it lasts and variants) (originally U.S.): used to indicate that an activity or situation, although finite or temporary, is enjoyable for its duration (often suggesting that the speaker does not regret its occurrence, regardless of subsequent events or consequences). ΚΠ 1888 New Albany (Indiana) Evening Tribune 8 May 3/1 This ever to be 28 year old star wakes up some fine morning to find herself in the shades of past youth... But it was fun while it lasted. 1956 Phoenix (Arizona) Republic 24 May 61/ We're given money to play black jack for scenes in the picture... After it's over we have to turn in any money we have left... But it's fun while it lasts. 2010 P. Daniels Class Actor xxvi. 174 The whole thing was just a bit of a wheeze, really, but it was fun while it lasted. < as lemmas |
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