| 单词 | rats and mice |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrats and mice P9. rats and mice [rhyming slang] : dice; gambling; (also) a particular game involving dice. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > game of dice > [noun] diec1330 cockal1586 set1595 straglersc1650 shackle1881 rats and mice1929 1929 D. Hammett Dain Curse 162 This Rhino Tingley's carrying an eleven-hundred case roll. Minnie says he got it with the rats and mice. 1932 ‘P. P.’ Rhyming Slang 23 Rats and mice, dice. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xv. 170 We used to play dice with them... Rats and Mice the game was called. 2005 M. R. Whitcomb This is as Big as it Gets xv. 132 Can he hold his own when the rats and mice are cast? < as lemmas |
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