| 单词 | to drop one's bundle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto drop one's bundle b. to drop one's bundle: to give up hope, surrender, resist or compete no further. Australian and New Zealand slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)] > give way or give in benda1400 sink?a1513 to give over1530 to cry creak?1562 yield1576 to hold up1596 succumb1604 to give in1616 to hoist, lower, strike the topsaila1629 to cry cravena1634 to give up or cross the cudgels1654 incumb1656 to fall in1667 to knock under1670 to knock under board, under (the) table1692 to strike underc1730 knuckle down1735 to throw (also chuck) up the sponge1860 chuck up (the sponge)1864 to throw in one's hand1893 to sky the wipe (or towel)1907 to drop one's bundle1915 to throw (chuck, or toss) in the towel1915 to buckle up1927 1915 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (1916) 119 To drop the bundle, to surrender; to give up hope. 1928 Bulletin (Sydney) 7 Mar. 39/1 'E [a dog] wouldn't chase the 'are. 'E dropped 'is bundle. 1947 P. Newton Wayleggo (1949) x. 115 My confidence immediately disappeared. However, I could not ‘drop my bundle’, so into the jungle I went. < as lemmas |
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