单词 | this is where we came in |
释义 | > as lemmasthis is where we came in b. this is where we came in and variants: we have returned to the subject or situation at which we began.In quot. 1931 more literally: this is the same point as that when we entered the building, room, etc. ΚΠ 1931 Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland) 3 Apr. 15/1 Well, we might as well go; this is where we came in.] 1937 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 2/4 ‘Then you take a ball the size of a man's head—’ Well, this is where we came in. 1949 P. G. Wodehouse Uncle Dynamite vii. 114 Now we're back where we started. This is where we came in. 1950 Billboard 2 Sept. 94/2 What will the rink have once normality returns?.. A racket not a business—right back where we came in. 1967 ‘H. Howard’ Routine Investig. ii. 19 ‘Anything else you want to ask me?’ ‘No. This is where I came in. Tomorrow we'll go call on a few people who may have a few answers.’ 2003 M. Thomson & G. Gilmour in M. Thomson Dyslexia Included ii. 32 Syllable analysis is useful for building up phonological representations of words—which is where we came in at the beginning of the chapter. < as lemmas |
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