英语词汇“is it bigger than a breadbox?”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

In various phrases expressing comparison of size, such as bigger than a breadbox, smaller than a breadbox (and variants); used humorously or ironically, implying that the comparison has no definite meaning (esp. in is it bigger than a breadbox?). Is it bigger than a breadbox? became a catchphrase of the American television personality Steve Allen in his appearances on the What's my Line panel show from 1953–67 (see quot. 1967).Earlier unfixed uses referring to comparison of size are readily available: see e.g. quot. 1911.

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1911 South Bend (Indiana) Tribune 23 Aug. 8/6 (advt.) You can..do away with a cumbersome coal or wood stove... The new way is the Kitchen Cooker and Heater. It's about the size of a bread box.]

1967 in S. Allen Bigger than Breadbox 8 This often involved guessing at the nature of a product with which the guest might be identified and..finding out the size of the product. Allen's commonest question.., heard so often that it became a running gag, was ‘Is it bigger than a breadbox?’

1977 N.Y. Times 16 Oct. xxi. 6/4 I should, as my horoscope suggests, rid myself of a losing proposition, which I can describe as smaller than a breadbox,..and as predictable as rain.

2016 FD (Fair Disclosure) Wire (Nexis) 2 Nov. Speaking of research, you haven't really commented on the backlog recently. Can you give us just a general idea of is it bigger than a breadbox?

单词	is it bigger than a breadbox?
释义	> as lemmas is it bigger than a breadbox? In various phrases expressing comparison of size, such as bigger than a breadbox, smaller than a breadbox (and variants); used humorously or ironically, implying that the comparison has no definite meaning (esp. in is it bigger than a breadbox?). Is it bigger than a breadbox? became a catchphrase of the American television personality Steve Allen in his appearances on the What's my Line panel show from 1953–67 (see quot. 1967).Earlier unfixed uses referring to comparison of size are readily available: see e.g. quot. 1911. ΚΠ 1911 South Bend (Indiana) Tribune 23 Aug. 8/6 (advt.) You can..do away with a cumbersome coal or wood stove... The new way is the Kitchen Cooker and Heater. It's about the size of a bread box.] 1967 in S. Allen Bigger than Breadbox 8 This often involved guessing at the nature of a product with which the guest might be identified and..finding out the size of the product. Allen's commonest question.., heard so often that it became a running gag, was ‘Is it bigger than a breadbox?’ 1977 N.Y. Times 16 Oct. xxi. 6/4 I should, as my horoscope suggests, rid myself of a losing proposition, which I can describe as smaller than a breadbox,..and as predictable as rain. 2016 FD (Fair Disclosure) Wire (Nexis) 2 Nov. Speaking of research, you haven't really commented on the backlog recently. Can you give us just a general idea of is it bigger than a breadbox? extracted from breadboxn. Is it bigger than a breadbox? Is it bigger than a breadbox? became a catchphrase of the American television personality Steve Allen in his appearances on the What's my Line panel show from 1953–67 (see quot. 1967).extracted from breadboxn. < as lemmas
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