单词 | it's on |
释义 | > as lemmasit's on (for young and old) d. Australian colloquial. it's on (for young and old): used to describe (the commencement of) a battle, brawl, riotous party, free-for-all, etc. ΚΠ 1945 ‘Master-Sarg’ Yank discovers Austral. 17 ‘Its on’ means that a battle or something else has started. 1955 J. Morrison Black Cargo 77 A day come when some of our blokes in Sydney just put their coats on and walked off the job. It was on then for young and old. 1971 D. Martin Hughie (1972) xi. 106 He almost forgot about it until the evening of Sunday when the party was due and when, in Harry's words, it was on for young and old. 1984 Sunday Independent (Perth, Austral.) 19 Feb. 63 As always seems to happen someone in the lineup just ‘can't wait’ and takes off before everyone else..and then it's on for young and old. < as lemmas |
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