| 单词 | to crash the gate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto crash the gate a. (originally U.S.). To break into (a place); to gain admission to (a place, party, etc.) without the proper credentials or an invitation; to gatecrash. Also transferred, to ‘break into’ or enter (a group, profession, etc.). So to crash the gate: to gatecrash. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] > in unwelcome or unwarranted manner > without ticket or invitation to crash the gate1922 crash1929 gatecrash1931 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] > in unwelcome or unwarranted manner > without ticket or invitation crash1922 gatecrash1931 society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > be guest [verb (intransitive)] > uninvited to crash the gate1922 crash1929 gatecrash1931 lig1960 society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > [verb (transitive)] > enter as uninvited guest crash1922 gatecrash1931 1922 Dial. Notes 5 147 (Bryn Mawr College) We crashed the gate at a swell joint like some finale hoppers. 1924 G. C. Henderson Keys to Crookdom ii. 20 The grand larcenist..will burglarize a place quickly enough, but the petty thief is too timid as a rule to ‘crash a joint’. 1937 Rotarian Nov. 11/1 To ‘crash a party’. 1938 P. G. Wodehouse Code of Woosters vi. 106 Staring at me..as if I had been a ticket-of-leave man who had got in by crashing the gate. 1951 N.Y. Herald Tribune 12 Dec. 27/3 I'm glad to see [he]..crashed television successfully. 1953 R. Fuller Second Curtain v. 80 I hope you'll forgive me crashing your excellent party. 1958 Economist 11 Jan. 117/2 To crash a party—to come uninvited—was branded as inexcusable. < as lemmas |
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