单词 | locust fashion |
释义 | > as lemmaslocust fashion locust fashion n. and adv. ΚΠ 1838 Virginia Free Press 19 Apr. They have swept the State high and dry, after the locust fashion. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right II. xxiii. 201 That no hated aliens..should be suffered to..spread themselves locust-fashion over their beloved shallow ground. 1996 Independent (Nexis) 19 May (Business section) 7 This week around 170,000 gardening enthusiasts will descend locust-fashion on the horticultural beanfeast of the Chelsea Flower Show. 2013 W. Cranshaw & R. Redak Bugs Rule! ix. 161 (caption) The High Plains grasshopper..migrated in locust fashion, destroying millions of acres of cropland. < as lemmas |
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