| 单词 | the roof falls in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe roof falls in P7. colloquial. the roof falls in: something (esp. one's world) collapses irretrievably or some unpredictable disaster occurs; everything goes wrong. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > unfortunately [phrase] > disastrously > disaster occurs the roof falls in1866 1866 D. Boucicault Flying Scud in A. Nicoll & F. T. Cloak Forbidden Fruit & Other Plays (1940) 172 She undertook with all her veight to sit upon my knee... Fourteen stun six, I thought the roof had fell in. 1914 New Outlook 8 Aug. 859/2 I believe the finish of the booze business in this country is in sight. I prefer to step from under before the roof falls in. 1937 E. R. Punshon Mystery Mr. Jessop xxvi. 243 He's getting out from under in case the roof falls in. 1950 Baseball Digest Jan. 53/2 The Barons were hot, the new pitcher was cold, and the roof fell in. 1958 J. Morgan Expense Account ii. 26 And it all worked out exactly right—up to the moment he walked into his office. Then the roof fell in. 1976 H. MacInnes Agent in Place xvii. 191 Georges said, ‘I think the roof just fell in.’ Tony had no reply. For once he was quite speechless. 1990 W. Sheed Ess. in Disguise iii. xvii. 192 Arthur Jensen's famous monograph on the subject came along in 1969, and the roof fell in on IQ. 2003 N.Y. Times 19 Oct. 43/2 After 14 Bf4, Chuchelov should still have tried 14..f6. He really has to do something before the roof falls in. < as lemmas |
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