| 单词 | the raw prawn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe raw prawn b. Australian colloquial. the raw prawn: something which is hard to swallow or difficult to believe; an act of deception, a swindle. Chiefly in to come the raw prawn (over, with, etc.): to attempt to deceive; to treat as foolish or gullible (usually in negative contexts). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [verb (intransitive)] > attempt to try it on1811 to come the raw prawn (over, with, etc.)1940 1940 Any Complaints (Newcastle, New S. Wales) 4 Apr. 2 Voice..is invariably heard muttering something about a raw prawn. 1942 Salt 25 May 8 Don't come the raw prawn, don't try to put one over me. c1948 S. L. Elliot in E. Hanger Khaki, Bush & Bigotry (1968) 36 The filthy rotten Crab, he'd better not come the raw prawn on us. 1951 D. Cusack & F. James Come in Spinner 306 Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy. 1954 Queensland Guardian 20 Jan. 2/5 Snow says he thinks that this is the raw prawn. We do all the work, the mob behind Menzies gets all the dough. 1970 Private Eye 16 Jan. 16 Don't come the raw prawn with me. Ozzie Barry and me are just good friends. 1984 Weekend Austral. 10–11 Nov. 7/5 (heading) Restaurant ‘comes the raw prawn’ with Lollo—and loses. 2005 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 2 Jan. 90 Your subconscious suspects your partner of cooking the books. At least check that he isn't coming the raw prawn with you over something important. < as lemmas |
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