英语词汇“to burst a person's bubble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P3. to burst (also prick) a person's bubble: to deflate the presumption or self-importance of a person; to shatter a person’s illusions.

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1867 Amer. Art Jrnl. 27 Apr. 9/2 Do not puff yourself, and do not hire other persons to puff you. If you cannot make your way, upon your positive intrinsic merit.., your bubble will be pricked.

1895 B. Perry Plated City viii. 158 That is positively all there was to it. I'm sorry to prick your bubble.

a1904 J. Farrell How he died & Other Poems (1905) 78 I saw at once that it might burst my bubble If this got known; that it might take away Good business from my Tree, and cause me trouble.

1930 Coe Coll. Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 6 Mar. 2/4 One of the boys pricked his bubble by saying, ‘You're not so hot.’

1951 Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald 31 Jan. 7/2 I hate to burst your bubble, but I've had many friends call me and stop me on the street to tell me they thought it was the dirtiest piece of business they ever heard of.

2016 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 6 May Sorry to burst your bubble, but whoever you so faithfully vote for on Monday is going to disappoint you over the next six years.

单词	to burst a person's bubble
释义	> as lemmas to burst (also prick) a person's bubble P3. to burst (also prick) a person's bubble: to deflate the presumption or self-importance of a person; to shatter a person’s illusions. ΚΠ 1867 Amer. Art Jrnl. 27 Apr. 9/2 Do not puff yourself, and do not hire other persons to puff you. If you cannot make your way, upon your positive intrinsic merit.., your bubble will be pricked. 1895 B. Perry Plated City viii. 158 That is positively all there was to it. I'm sorry to prick your bubble. a1904 J. Farrell How he died & Other Poems (1905) 78 I saw at once that it might burst my bubble If this got known; that it might take away Good business from my Tree, and cause me trouble. 1930 Coe Coll. Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 6 Mar. 2/4 One of the boys pricked his bubble by saying, ‘You're not so hot.’ 1951 Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald 31 Jan. 7/2 I hate to burst your bubble, but I've had many friends call me and stop me on the street to tell me they thought it was the dirtiest piece of business they ever heard of. 2016 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 6 May Sorry to burst your bubble, but whoever you so faithfully vote for on Monday is going to disappoint you over the next six years. extracted from bubblen.adj. < as lemmas
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