单词 | to boogie the night away |
释义 | > as lemmasto boogie the night away 2. transitive. Originally U.S. With away. To dismiss or banish (troubles or cares) by dancing or by engaging in drinking, revelry, etc. Now usually: to pass or spend (a period of time) in this manner, esp. in to boogie the night away. ΚΠ 1942 L. Hart Gateway of Temple of Minerva in D. Hart & R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics L. Hart (1986) 282/3 She sits on a throne In a joint of her own And boogies her troubles and cares away. 1978 Daily Mirror 12 Jan. 1/2 Night after night she flirts and boogies the hours away. 1990 P. Magubane et al. Soweto Portrait of City vi. 109 After a long day's work people seek out their own..to boogie away life's frustrations in the shebeens. 2010 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 17 May c4 Some 400 discomaniacs boogied the night away in support of the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. < as lemmas |
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