| 单词 | thanks for the buggy-ride |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthanks for the buggy-ride colloquial. thanks for the buggy-ride: used as a genuine or ironic expression of gratitude, ‘thank you very much’, ‘thanks for everything’. Now somewhat rare.Popularized by a song with this title performed by the American singer Fred Waring (1900–84), among others (see quot. 1925). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > expressions of thanks [phrase] thank you14.. thank thee1631 thankee1824 thanks for the buggy-ride1927 1925 J. Buffano Thanks for the Buggy Ride (MS, Libr. of Congress) (song lyric) 2 Thanks for the buggy ride, thanks for the buggy ride. I had a wonderful time. No smell of gasoline, just an old fashioned team.] 1927 H. C. Witwer Classics in Slang xvii. 233 The landin' was well-nigh perfect, from an undertaker's viewpoint... I dragged myself out from under the wreck. ‘Thanks for the buggy ride!’ I snarls at him. 1938 N. Marsh Artists in Crime xv. 231 When the spot of trouble comes along it's ‘Thanks for the buggy ride, it was OK while it lasted’. 1968 N.Y. Mag. 23 Sept. 1/2 (advt.) Did you ever tell a date, ‘Thanks for the buggy ride’? 2011 Geelong (Austral.) Advertiser (Nexis) 10 Dec. 56 Thanks for the buggy ride, Mum, it was brilliant, you ticked all the boxes for being the best Mum. < as lemmas |
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