单词 | round file |
释义 | > as lemmasround file round file n. humorous (originally U.S.) (with the) a waste-paper bin. ΚΠ 1943 Bulletin Amer. Library Assoc. 15 Dec. (inside back cover) At election, did you mail in your ballot or did you just file it in the round file? 1993 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 Oct. 18 A romantic adventure-comedy that might drive you to drink is the sort of thing we get every week here.., and usually they get filed away in the round file. 2006 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 27 Jan. 12 Whoever was involved with this silliness should toss it into the round file sitting under their desk. < as lemmas |
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