单词 | to go to hong kong |
释义 | > as lemmasto go to Hong Kong 1. colloquial. to go to Hong Kong: to go far away; to go to hell. Chiefly with can, may, etc. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > be sent away or dismissed to go to Hong Kong1849 go1858 to go hang1881 to take a walk1888 to get the gate1918 1849 Blackwood's Lady's Mag. Jan. 73 When a lady elopes down a ladder of ropes, she may go to Hong Kong for me. 1880 R. Jefferies Hodge & Masters I. ii. 40 The excitement of the day was a pleasurable sensation, and as for his master he might go to Kansas or Hong-Kong. 1921 A. Brazil Fortunate Term xii. 160 Opal Earnshaw may go to Hong-Kong if she likes. I don't care about her and her meannesses. 2001 C. Munn Anglo-China (2009) iii. vi. 257 The saying ‘You can go to Hong Kong for me’, became a common term of contempt in England. < as lemmas |
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