单词 | oldie-but-goodie |
释义 | > as lemmasoldie-but-goodie 2. Something old or familiar, esp. an old song, tune, or film which is still popular; also in oldie-but-goodie. Also: a well-known or hackneyed idea or joke; a cliché. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > something old > and familiar no newsc1535 oldie1938 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > old, popular old said saw1529 plebiscite1637 folksay1929 oldie1959 1938 Cat's Meow May 12/1 We wonder why Joe Marsala..does not make a recording of ‘I Want a Little Girl’—his arrangement of this oldie is the tops. 1949 Tap & Tavern 5 Dec. 17/3 ‘Mary had a little lamb, what'll you have?’ and other oldies. 1959 ‘O. Mills’ Stairway to Murder xv. 157 ‘But fiddling with the clock-face—what an oldie!’.. ‘I don't think anyone'd still have the nerve to pull it.’ 1961 P. Politi & N. Curinga Those Oldies but Goodies (remind me of You) (song) 1 Those oldies but goodies remind me of you. The songs of the past bring memories of you. 1968 Blues Unlimited Dec. 26 The artists here are ‘oldies, but goodies’. 1975 Listener 10 Apr. 486/1 There you are, sitting in your lovely home..watching a late-night oldie. 1990 OnSat 25 Nov. 6/2 STAR plans to offer viewers the best of the ‘oldies but goodies’ as well as quality original programming. 1992 N.Y. Times 12 July v. 8/4 On stage the group plays mellow oldies. 2000 Country Music People May 26/3 Baby Please Don't Go is not the R&B oldie but it does boast a..balls-out guitar break. < as lemmas |
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