单词 | nailing good |
释义 | > as lemmasnailing good colloquial (now chiefly Horse Racing). As an intensifier (in nailing good): very, extremely. ΚΠ 1868 J. Chisholm South Pass 184 It is not essential that she be nailin' good looking, but she must be cleanly and tidy. 1883 M. E. Kennard Right Sort x. 113 What a nailing good fencer to be sure! 1919 J. Buchan Mr. Standfast i. 19 I had a nailing good brigade, and I had got the hang of our new kind of war. 1946 Sunday Disp. 8 Sept. 6/8 His Derby running, followed by an Eclipse victory, enforced the fact that he is a nailing good horse. 1976 Cumberland News 3 Dec. 20/6 Wrekin Rambler has produced a lot of nailing good hurdlers but none of them seem natural jumpers of fences. 2000 Sunday Mirror 23 Apr. (Sport section) 71 At the 25-1 and 33-1 widely available he is a nailing good each-way punt. < as lemmas |
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