| 单词 | let's skip it |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslet's skip it e. skip it, let's skip it: an exhortation or command to drop a subject or forget something. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cease from thinking or talking about > pursue a matter no further > pursue the matter no further! let's skip it1934 1934 M. H. Weseen Dict. Amer. Slang 395 Skip it, drop the matter. 1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xiii. 97 I started to say: ‘What the hell—!’ ‘Oh, skip it,’ Eddie Mars sighed. 1943 M. McCarthy Company she Keeps vi. 195 ‘Oh, Dr James,’ she sighed. ‘Let's skip it this time.’ 1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited 17 Oh, very conscientious, I'm sure. Skip it and get a move on. 1955 E. Cadell Lark shall Sing x. 116 ‘I hate to seem to butt in on your——’ ‘Skip it. Go ahead and help me.’ 1971 R. Dentry Encounter at Kharmel ii. 31 At home..we cope and never give it a second thought. Out here we——oh, skip it! 1977 New Yorker 3 Oct. 40/3 Forgive me... Let's skip it, then, she says. < as lemmas |
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