| 单词 | on the way down |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the (also one's) way down (1) on the (also one's) way up (also in, etc.): expressing a rise in status, position, estimation, or favour. Similarly on the (also one's) way down: expressing the opposite sense (see also on the (also one's) way out at Phrases 2g(c)(vi)(2)). ΚΠ 1888 Unitarian Rev. Feb. 120 The thrifty, hard-working, hard-dealing man of the middle class, who is on his way up, is disliked by those above and below him. 1902 Railroad Trainmen's Jrnl. Oct. 783/2 I used to know him..in the old days when he was on his way up; he began right at the bottom and worked his way up. 1938 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 17 Sept. 17/1 The thrill of being on the way up, of being prominent, being envied. 1938 H. L. Ickes Diary 5 Nov. (1955) II. 497 France is but little better than a third-rate power and is on the way down. 1949 U. Sinclair O Shepherd Speak! vi. 104 Some schools were on their way in and others on their way out. 1960 Guardian 9 Dec. 8/5 Sunrise yellows and pinks are definitely on the way in. 1975 D. Bagley Snow Tiger xx. 163 This is the last job I'll hold as chief engineer. If I lose it I'll be on the way down—I'll be assistant to some smart young guy who is on his way up. 1980 A. Scholefield Berlin Blind i. 5 Calland was a good-looking young man on the way up. 2009 N.Y. Times Mag. 4 Jan. 14/1 But the site is on the way up, with a bullet; other big media companies are struggling to copy its clean design. < as lemmas |
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