单词 | new one |
释义 | new onen. colloquial (originally U.S.). An idea, circumstance, joke, etc., not previously encountered; frequently with on (a person). ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > new [phrase] > something new on the new?c1500 new one1887 1887 Lantern (New Orleans) 17 Dec. 2/3 Isn't this a new one on you, Messrs. Police? 1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 74 The Pew-Holders didn't even admit among themselves that the Preacher had rung in some New Ones. 1930 D. L. Sayers Strong Poison xx. 256 ‘I warn you..that you still have to establish evidence as to means and opportunity.’ ‘I know that. Tell us a new one.’ 1931 T. H. Dey Leaves from Bookmaker's Bk. iii. 72 Charles Austin, Wilkie Bard and Ernie Lotinga too, are excellent private raconteurs and George Robey has always got a ‘new one’. 1952 ‘M. Innes’ Private View iii. 45 He said there was blood pouring through his ceiling. That was a new one on the station sergeant. 1988 Pract. Motorist Feb. 20/4 Whilst any fluid can be aerated..this is a new one on me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887 |
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