| 单词 | to do the —— thing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the —— thing a. With modifying adjective. to do the —— thing: to do that which is considered to be ——. ΚΠ 1721 C. Cibber Refusal iii. 44 Why; have you the Confidence to suppose I won't do the fair thing by the Gentleman. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. i. 218 I can't pretend for to say I think Mr. Harrel did quite the honourable thing by us. 1814 W. Scott Let. 7 Jan. (1932) III. 398 The Magistrates..have done the genteel thing (as Winifred Jenkins says)..and presented me with the freedom of the City. 1902 W. S. Maugham Mrs. Craddock v. 46 Your idea of a happy life is always to do the disagreeable thing. 2003 Daily Mirror 1 Apr. 59/1 Derby should do the decent thing and officially part company with John, instead of leaving him hanging in mid-air. to do the —— thing c. colloquial (originally U.S.). With modifying noun. to do the —— thing: to engage or participate in ——; to behave (self-consciously) in the manner (stereotypically) associated with ——. Cf. sense 4c. ΚΠ 1970 R. Thorp & R. Blake Music of their Laughter 126/1 I did the journeying thing, hitchhiking around and thinking—the whole bit—just trying to see what was going on around me. 1987 San Diego Union 7 Jan. c2/4 You sleep on it, but we have to act fast, I hear Tom Cruise is very interested. We'll do the lunch thing tomorrow. 1992 Premiere Mar. 10/1 Robert Loggia and Brian Dennehy do the bad-guy thing. 1999 T. Lott White City Blue 114 I was going to ask Tony there, oil us all with a few bevvies, and then do the best-man thing. < as lemmas |
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