英语词汇“that's the strength of it”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

l. colloquial (originally Australian). that's (about) the strength of it: that is what it amounts to, that is the way things are; cf. that's (about) the size of it at size n.¹ 10f.

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the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [phrase] > that's the way it is

that's (about) the size of it1860

that's (about) the strength of it1882

that's the way (also how) the ball bounces1952

that's the way the cookie crumbles1955

1882 Mercury (Victoria) 8 July 2/4 I knocked down £260 in six weeks, he had nearly the whole of it. That's the strength of it.

1892 Western Champion (Barcaldine, Queensland) 27 Dec. 8/3 ‘The mare will live to fight another day—eh, sir?’ ‘Yes. Perry, that's about the strength of it.’

1915 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke xii. 96 ‘It's 'er's an' yours fer keeps when I am gone,’ Sez Uncle Jim. ‘Lad, will yeh take it on?’ So that's the strength of it.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) ix. 129 If it hadn't been for her engine..you might just as well have left her on the sandbar to go to pieces... That's about the strength of it.

1965 A. Prior Interrogators x. 188 ‘Just passing and you saw the door was open?’ He laughed. ‘Well, yes, that's just about the strength of it.’

2001 J. Herbert Once (2007) xiii. 140 Not very comforting, I know, but unfortunately, that's the strength of it.

单词	that's the strength of it
释义	> as lemmas that's (about) the strength of it l. colloquial (originally Australian). that's (about) the strength of it: that is what it amounts to, that is the way things are; cf. that's (about) the size of it at size n.¹ 10f. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [phrase] > that's the way it is that's (about) the size of it1860 that's (about) the strength of it1882 that's the way (also how) the ball bounces1952 that's the way the cookie crumbles1955 1882 Mercury (Victoria) 8 July 2/4 I knocked down £260 in six weeks, he had nearly the whole of it. That's the strength of it. 1892 Western Champion (Barcaldine, Queensland) 27 Dec. 8/3 ‘The mare will live to fight another day—eh, sir?’ ‘Yes. Perry, that's about the strength of it.’ 1915 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke xii. 96 ‘It's 'er's an' yours fer keeps when I am gone,’ Sez Uncle Jim. ‘Lad, will yeh take it on?’ So that's the strength of it. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) ix. 129 If it hadn't been for her engine..you might just as well have left her on the sandbar to go to pieces... That's about the strength of it. 1965 A. Prior Interrogators x. 188 ‘Just passing and you saw the door was open?’ He laughed. ‘Well, yes, that's just about the strength of it.’ 2001 J. Herbert Once (2007) xiii. 140 Not very comforting, I know, but unfortunately, that's the strength of it. extracted from strengthn. < as lemmas
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