| 单词 | one for the books |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone for the (end) books (also book) d. U.S. colloquial. one for the (end) books (also book): a notable, extraordinary, or incredible event, action, saying, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > worthy of notice notabilityc1390 notables1484 bumming sound1598 grandee1622 observable1639 remarkable1639 observanda1663 remark1675 observation1736 crowning glory1780 attentiona1806 notabilia1849 day1918 one for the (end) books (also book)1922 1922 H. C. Witwer Fighting Blood (1923) 170 Gents, this was one for the book! 1946 Amer. Speech 21 69/1 If a bettor asked unusually high odds, the bookie might comment, ‘Here's one for the end book’, implying that no one but a green newcomer..would accept those odds. 1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 179 There is always someone with one for the end book, or a story that is hard to believe. 1997 City Paper (Baltimore) 20 Aug. 58/3 Bozulich remains a riveting frontwoman and a helluva songwriter, and this show should be one for the books. < as lemmas |
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