| 单词 | to come a buster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come (also have) a buster b. Australian and New Zealand. A heavy fall; = burster n. 1c. Frequently in to come (also have) a buster: = to come a cropper at cropper n.3 Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > fall off wendc1300 flit1430 unhorse1583 to be floored1826 to come (fall, get) a cropper1858 to come (also have) a buster1874 to come off1874 volunteer1890 to take a toss1917 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > fall down or from erect position > specifically of person or animal to light lowc1225 wendc1300 to seek to the earth or groundc1330 tumblea1375 stretchc1400 to take a fall1413 to blush to the eartha1500 to come down1603 to go to grassa1640 to be floored1826 to take a spilla1845 to come (fall, get) a cropper1858 to hunt grass1872 to come (also have) a buster1874 to hit the deck1954 the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] withsitc1330 fail1340 defaulta1382 errc1430 to fall (also go) by the wayside1526 misthrive1567 miss1599 to come bad, or no, speedc1600 shrink1608 abortivea1670 maroon1717 to flash in the pan1792 skunk1831 to go to the dickens1833 to miss fire1838 to fall flat1841 fizzle1847 to lose out1858 to fall down1873 to crap out1891 flivver1912 flop1919 skid1920 to lay an egg1929 to blow out1939 to strike out1946 bomb1963 to come (also have) a buster1968 1874 Baily's Monthly Mag. Apr. 114 Dainty..came down ‘a buster’ at the last hurdle, and Scots Grey cantered in by himself. 1878 G. Walch Australasia 28 He would put the parson in the way of a ‘buster’ without compunction. 1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country xi. 184 The fancy riding resulted in ‘busters’ galore to skilled and unskilled. 1968 Sunday Truth (Brisbane) 30 June 20 The Australian Government has come an incredible double buster on the design for its Vietnam campaign medal. 1995 C. Schultz & D. Lewis Beyond Big Run 217 Charlie's had a buster and broken a bone in his thumb. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。