| 单词 | to fall with one's nose in the butter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fall (also land) with one's nose in the butter a. with one's nose in the butter and variants: in a very fortunate or advantageous situation or position. Chiefly in to fall (also land) with one's nose in the butter: to have extremely good fortune. Cf. with one's bum in the butter at Phrases 4b. [Compare Dutch met zijn neus in de boter vallen, lit. ‘to fall with one's nose into the butter’ (1781 or earlier), met zijn neus in't vet raken, lit. ‘to get with one's nose into the fat’ (1613 or earlier), and similar expressions in the same literal and figurative senses; of uncertain precise origin.] ΚΠ 1918 Lake Representative (Fox Lake, Wisconsin) 10 Oct. 1/6 The nurse asked a man if he didn't think he was pretty lucky to get in on the party. He said: ‘Why Yes, I fell with nose right in the butter’. 1932 J. Dos Passos 1919 352 He lands with his nose in the butter every time... Anyway I'm glad there's one successful member of the family. 1948 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News 17 Oct. ii. 2/1 Van says, ‘He's a nice fellow. Gets a lot of money for the work he is doing—if you can call it work, marrying into power that way. Yes, sir, he fell with his nose in the butter.’ 2002 Daily News (N.Y.) 29 Nov. 87/2 Your Stars... Virgo... It's a day to take a shot in the dark. As the Dutch say, you'll land with your nose in the butter. < 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。