| 单词 | ace-high |
| 释义 | > as lemmasace-high ace-high adj. [originally indicating the highest card in a hand or suit of cards: see high adj. 15f] North American colloquial highly valued or esteemed. ΚΠ 1882 Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 17 Nov. 3/6 Mary's little lamb of which the poet sings is not ace high in smartness to Mr. Hoskins' big cow. 1883 Atchison (Kansas) Globe 12 Dec. This evening between curtains Mr. Heck will give several difficult violin solos. His ability with the bow is ace high. 1906 ‘O. Henry’ Four Million (1916) 123 From the very first dose he was ace high and everybody else looked like thirty cents to her. 1981 M. Braun Spoilers (2002) 114 Anyone she recommends is ace-high in my book. < as lemmas |
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