单词 | to dump on |
释义 | > as lemmasto dump on (occasionally all over) f. intransitive. Chiefly North American. In slang phrase to dump on (occasionally all over) (a person), to criticize or abuse (someone); to better in argument; so to be dumped on, to be defeated in argument or in a game. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > be defeated or overthrown [verb (intransitive)] > be defeated or lose to have (also get) the worsec1275 leesec1300 lose1548 to deserve or lose the bell1600 to have the lower hand1693 to have the second best1708 to come off second best1777 skunk1867 to be dumped on1967 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > abuse [verb (transitive)] vilea1300 rebutc1330 revilea1393 arunt1399 stainc1450 brawl1474 vituper1484 rebalk1501 to call (rarely to speak) (all) to naught1542 rattle1542 vituperate1542 bedaub1570 beray1576 bespurt1579 wring1581 misuse1583 caperclaw1589 abuse1592 rail1592 exagitate1593 to shoot atc1595 belabour1596 to scour one's mouth on1598 bespurtle1604 conviciate1604 scandala1616 delitigate1623 betongue1639 bespatter1644 rant1647 palt1648 opprobriatea1657 pelt1658 proscind1659 inveigh1670 clapperclaw1692 blackguard1767 philippize1804 drub1811 foul-mouth1822 bullyrag1823 target1837 barge1841 to light on ——1842 slang1844 villainize1857 slangwhang1880 slam-bang1888 vituperize1894 bad-mouth1941 slag1958 zing1962 to dump on (occasionally all over)1967 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat > by argument outwrangle1589 out-argue1662 to dump on (occasionally all over)1967 1963 Amer. Speech 38 171 [Kansas University] Many of the responses referring to one party's rejection of another, as, for example, a girl breaking a previously arranged date with a boy, are figurative expressions of excremental activities. A boy so treated is said to have been dumped on.] 1967 Amer. Speech 42 228 Dump on, to have one's arguments continually defeated by a particular opponent. ‘He is dumping on you’ (i.e. ‘He bettered your arguments’). ‘You've been dumped on’ (i.e., ‘You've had your arguments beaten’). The phrase evidently derives from dump shit on or dump a load of shit on. 1968–70 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 3–4 42 Dump on, to criticize.—College students, both sexes. New Hampshire. 1975 Sat. Night (Toronto) July–Aug. 20/1 Last year, after a frustrating and unsuccessful try at settling a dispute between Air Canada and its pilots, Hartt dumped on both sides. 1977 New Yorker 28 Feb. 27/1 When Ron's first ball flopped, Kerry was candid. ‘Well, you got dumped on with a mere one hundred and fifty-one’. 1985 Woman's Own 22 June 36/3 One minute I'm with a woman who makes me feel like a man, the next I'm with someone who's dumping all over me. < as lemmas |
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