单词 | not to go much on |
释义 | > as lemmasnot to go (also be) much on (or for) f. colloquial (originally U.S.). not to go (also be) much on (or for): not to be enthusiastic about (something); not to like or care for; not to be useful or effective for (a purpose); to be no good at (something). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > not to like or care for [phrase] not to go (also be) much on (or for)1871 to have a snitch on1943 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > be useless for [verb (transitive)] not to go (also be) much on (or for)1928 1871 J. Hay Pike County Ballads 13 I don't go much on religion. 1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer xiii People don't go much on hermits, nowadays, like they used to in old times. 1896 Dial. Notes 1 417 ‘I don't go much on that’, I don't care much for that. 1908 A. Bennett Buried Alive v. 111 ‘I'm not much for these restaurants,’ she said, over grilled kidneys. ‘No?’ he responded tentatively. ‘I'm sorry.’ 1928 R. Bradford in B. A. Botkin Treasury S. Folklore (1949) iii. ii. 485 Angels is all right for singin' and playin' and flyin' round, but they ain't much on workin' de crops and buildin' de levees. 1968 A. Munro in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories 2nd Ser. 262 They may not be much on intellectual conversation but their hearts are in the right place. 1978 J. Anderson Angel of Death x. 112 He's..radically-minded, and doesn't go much for that old-fashioned religion. 1994 Generator Dec. 51/1 I received this album a month or so ago on tape, and didn't go much on it. < as lemmas |
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