英语词汇“they didn't get the memo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Originally U.S. Used colloquially in humorous phrases such as they didn't get the memo, they missed the memo, indicating that a person is unaware (or acts as if unaware) of an established state of affairs or expected pattern of behaviour. Also in positive contexts, as they got the memo, etc. Also in extended use; cf. quot. 2011.

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1985 Detroit Free Press 2 Dec. 10 f/4 (Comic section) Apparently Hollner didn't get the memo regarding the ‘Kiss’ makeup.

1994 Everybody Mellow Now? in alt.feminism (Usenet newsgroup) 29 Dec. We were supposed to have sex [slap forehead]! I must have missed that memo.

2008 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 27 Jan. g8/1 We all know that war is hell. Looks like Intelligent Systems and Nintendo finally got the memo, too.

2011 @donnunn 21 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) My body clock didn't get the memo that it's Saturday and the usual 05:30 wake-up doesn't apply.

2019 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Apr. (Opinion section) We are supposed to get more conservative as we age. Elizabeth Warren didn't get that memo.

单词	they didn't get the memo
释义	> as lemmas they didn't get the memo Originally U.S. Used colloquially in humorous phrases such as they didn't get the memo, they missed the memo, indicating that a person is unaware (or acts as if unaware) of an established state of affairs or expected pattern of behaviour. Also in positive contexts, as they got the memo, etc. Also in extended use; cf. quot. 2011. ΚΠ 1985 Detroit Free Press 2 Dec. 10 f/4 (Comic section) Apparently Hollner didn't get the memo regarding the ‘Kiss’ makeup. 1994 Everybody Mellow Now? in alt.feminism (Usenet newsgroup) 29 Dec. We were supposed to have sex [slap forehead]! I must have missed that memo. 2008 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 27 Jan. g8/1 We all know that war is hell. Looks like Intelligent Systems and Nintendo finally got the memo, too. 2011 @donnunn 21 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) My body clock didn't get the memo that it's Saturday and the usual 05:30 wake-up doesn't apply. 2019 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Apr. (Opinion section) We are supposed to get more conservative as we age. Elizabeth Warren didn't get that memo. extracted from memon.int. < as lemmas
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