| 单词 | my ass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmy ass c. my ass: expressing dismissive or incredulous contradiction, esp. as a scornful rejection of another's stated opinions; ‘nonsense!’, ‘like hell!’, ‘you must be joking!’. Usually following a full or partial restatement of what is being dismissed or rejected. Cf. my arse! at arse n. and int. Phrases 4a, my foot! at foot n. and int. Phrases 9b, my eye at eye n.1 Phrases 4n(b). ΚΠ 1923 J. O'Hara Let. 20 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1978) 41/2 Oh my ass, a singular lack of enthusiasm. 1969 C. Himes Blind Man with Pistol xiii. 145 ‘One was a man; a good-looking man at that.’ ‘Man my ass, they were lesbos.’ 1996 D. Brand In Another Place, not Here (1997) 13 They tell me she is for the revo, that she is for taking all the land and giving it to people who work it all their life. Revolution, my ass. 2015 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 11 July c4 Woman after purchasing an ice-cream bar from a sullen-faced vendor in a white suit: ‘Good Humor Man, my ass.’ < as lemmas |
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