| 单词 | the long arm of coincidence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe long arm of coincidence c. the long arm of coincidence: the far-reaching power or effect of coincidence.In quot. 1888 with reference to a line of dialogue from C. H. Chambers' play Captain Swift, first performed on 20 June 1888; cf. quot. 1902. ΚΠ 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 June 5/1 If the author can do anything to shorten what he calls ‘the long arm of coincidence’,..the play will be a very fair specimen of its class. 1902 C. H. Chambers Capt. Swift ii. 29 I'm not safe here. This place is a hornet's nest. The long arm of coincidence has reached after me. 1936 W. S. Maugham Cosmopolitans 213 The long arm of coincidence was about to make a gesture. 1963 A. Huxley Let. 17 Nov. (1969) 964 Talk about the long arm of coincidence! The mail which brought your note..brought..at the same time a letter from Betty Wendel. 2013 H. M. Schor Curious Subj. iii. 91 Until the long arm of coincidence reaches out to save her,..she is outside the world of interest altogether. < as lemmas |
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