| 单词 | now we shan't be long |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnow we shan't be long f. British slang. now we shan't be long: expressing satisfaction or pleasure, esp. in anticipation of some future event, frequently with an air of innuendo. Now rare.Recorded earliest in the title and refrain of a music-hall song (see quot. 1895). ΚΠ 1895 T. W. Connor Now we sha'n't be Long! (sheet music) So now we sha'n't be long, Now we sha'n't be long, When sweethearts buy a bassinette, Well, they mean business, you can bet. 1897 W. S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth v. 64 ‘Now we sha'n't be long!’ she remarked, as she handed him back the pot. 1913 H. V. Esmond Eliza comes to Stay iii. 60 Somebody loves me—now we shan't be long. 1933 G. K. Chesterton in Illustr. London News 23 Dec. 1010/1 The phrase ‘a good time coming’; which its simpler supporters might perhaps convey in the formula of ‘now we shan't be long’. < as lemmas |
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