| 单词 | a rum go | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasa rum (also pretty, queer, etc.) go  b.  A proceeding, a state of affairs; a (usually unexpected or untoward) turn of events. Usually (now only) with preceding adjective, as  a rum (also pretty, queer, etc.) go. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > 			[noun]		 > unexpected event or course of events went1338 emergent1620 emergencya1631 counter-turninga1668 emergencea1676 counter-turn1744 go1783 contretemps1809 turn-up1884 1783    Proc. Old Bailey 29 Oct. 952/2  				By God this is a rum go. 1789    Parsley's Lyric Repository, for 1789 69  				But what a pretty go! 1797    A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl IV. iv. 101  				‘There's a goo now,’ cried Miss, with a hoyden laugh. 1820    ‘R. Breakwindow’ Jack Randall's Diary 11  				You all well know, The joy there is whene'er we meet, It's what I call the primest Go. [Note] The finest thing possible. 1834    F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xii. 161  				Well out of that, sir... By the Lord Harry! it might have been a pretty go. 1869    B. Harte Return Belisarius 14  				You knew that he's got the consumption? You didn't! Well, come, that's a go. 1895    M. J. Holmes Dr. Hathern's Daughters  iii. iv. 279  				This is a nice go for Christmas and a wedding. Call this the sunny south? I am frozen to my bones. 1922    L. Griswold Tides of Deal ix. 141  				‘That was a queer go!’ exclaimed Maine. ‘Most queer,’ said Lisle. 1948    M. Allingham More Work for Undertaker x. 125  				‘It's a pretty go,’ said Jas. Bowels with relish, ‘and that's the only possible thing to say, a pretty go.’ 1993    P. O'Brian Wine-dark Sea 		(1994)	 253  				‘Well, here's a pretty go,’ cried Jack. ‘Here's a pretty mess.’ 2002    Daily Tel. 		(Nexis)	 23 Feb. 14  				Still, it's a rum go, and no mistake, rather like reading your own obituary. < as lemmas | 
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