| 单词 | sit on it and swivel |
| 释义 | > as lemmassit on it and swivel P13. slang (originally North American). sit on it and variants: used, with imperative force, to express hostility, contemptuous dismissal, or defiant indifference. Also in elaborated variants such as sit on it and rotate, sit on it and spin, sit on it and swivel, etc.Sometimes accompanied (on the part of the speaker) by the obscene gesture of a closed fist with raised middle finger (see finger n. Phrases 4t(a)(iii)).Quot. 1950 may show this sense, but could show to sit on —— 1c at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ 1950 H. E. Goldin Dict. Amer. Underworld Lingo 195/1 Sit on it! (Always spoken sharply or sarcastically) Keep it! Save it! Hoard it! [Note: This gross idiom is a favorite reply to convicts who are reluctant to lend or give when asked.]] 1965 A. Ginsberg Let. 19 Nov. (2008) 311 Now you got blood on your hands. And if you don't like that, sit on it. 1972 E. Grogan Ringolevio iii. 235 They began calling him..a cultural rip-off artist. Graham reacted..by raising his middle finger and inviting them all to ‘sit on this and rotate!’ 1977 G. Hewitt Working for Yourself 264 The contract says I've got to wait five years for the copyright to belong to me. Well, they can just sit on it and spin as far as I'm concerned. 1996 alt.tasteless.jokes 4 Oct. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 6 May 2020) Here are a couple of jokes..designed to offend almost anybody. If you dont [sic] like them, sit on it and swivel! 2015 S. King Finders Keepers 135 His mother..was teaching..at City College to make extra money. Morris knew she loathed those classes.., and that was just fine with him. Sit on it, Ma, he thought. Sit on it and spin. < as lemmas |
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