| 单词 | the dickens he is |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe dickens he is (also has, etc.) b. With the. In emphatic expressions of negation, esp. in responses expressing contradiction, disbelief, denial, etc., as the dickens he is (also has, etc.). Now rare.Cf. devil n. Phrases 1e(a). ΚΠ 1762 ‘T. Bobbin’ Toy-shop Open'd 47 That's eawer yung Cowt ot lies reawt sed Yed. The Dickons it is sed I! 1775 D. Garrick May-Day ii. 18 Gip. She is in this parish, and not above twenty yards from the maypole. Clod. The dickens she is! who? who is it? 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xxiii. 201 The dickins a mind he minded the market. 1884 Illustr. London News Christmas No. 19/3 ‘The dickens you are’, thought Fred. 1914 Corona (Calif.) Daily Independent 17 June ‘Why not sit down and let me take a look at that tooth.’ ‘Tooth the dickens!’ cried the man. 1943 Methodist (Sydney) 27 Mar. 11/2 ‘I've been thinking about it for a long time.’ ‘The dickens you have!’ < as lemmas |
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