| 单词 | black over bill's mother's |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack (also dark) over Bill's (also Will's) mother's d. English regional. black (also dark) over Bill's (also Will's) mother's and variants: (of the sky) overcast with dark clouds in a specified direction, esp. as an indication of coming rain. Also occasionally in extended use. ΚΠ 1930 Notes & Queries 21 June 441/2 There is a very old Sussex saying, when vast clouds appear on the horizon, namely, ‘It looks pretty black over Will's mother's.’ 1958 Amateur Historian 4 34 Most of our showers and persistent rains come from the south-west; and, when a storm is blowing up from that direction, one often hears people say: ‘We shall soon have rain; it's getting dark over Will's Mother's.’ 1977 Spectator 26 Mar. 8/3 As they say in the Midlands when bad tidings are clearly imminent, ‘It's looking black over Bill's mother's place.’ 1993 Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 Sept. 34 It looks bad over Will's mother. 2002 A. Fine Jamie & Angus Stories 102 I reckon it's getting a little bit black over Bill's mother's. < as lemmas |
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