| 单词 | live one |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslive one live one n. U.S. slang a person who or thing which represents a promising opportunity or a source of lively interest; spec. (a) a racehorse which is worth betting on (now rare); (b) a potential customer, victim, or participant; esp. a gullible person, a dupe. ΚΠ 1840 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 3rd Ser. xviii He is all sorts of a hoss, and the best live one that ever cut dirt this side of the big pond. 1904 Southwestern Reporter 78 434/1 Dow Green remarked to her: ‘Here is a live one. Old man, you had just as well spend your money, for I am going to have some anyway.’ 1908 K. McGaffey Sorrows Show Girl x. 116 Them dolls are always on the job and the only time they don't catch a live one is when their hands are tied. 1916 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily News 9 Feb. 5/1 Here I go and dig up a live one, and then I haven't got the nerve to bet my own judgment... She came second at eight to one. I only win fifty-five bucks and I ought to have 500! 1988 J. D. Pistone & R. Woodley Donnie Brasco 211 The comedian thinks he has a live one to banter with, so he goes at Lefty with wisecracks. 2003 N.Y. Mag. 21 Apr. 30/3 Once the [spiritual] reader has decided you are a live one (as a result of your snapping up the prayer candles or crystals). < as lemmas |
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