| 单词 | the night's a pup |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe night's (also day's) (only) a pup P2. Australian colloquial. the night's (also day's) (only) a pup: the night (or day) is young, the night (or day) has scarcely begun. ΚΠ 1921 K. S. Prichard Black Opal xii. 104 You're not taking her away yet, Michael? The night's a pup! 1934 T. Wood Cobbers xi. 138 ‘What's the worry?’ they say; ‘the day's a pup.’ 1949 L. Glassop Lucky Palmer viii. 73 We'll get him in. The day's only a pup yet. 1968 G. Dutton Andy xii. 198 ‘Are you thinking of driving out to Hangingstone to-night?’ ‘It's only forty miles and the night is a pup.’ 1996 C. Carson Opera Et Cetera 24 You, the reader! I have some tales to tell you, and the night is but a pup. < as lemmas |
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