| 单词 | to have to burn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have (money, etc.) to burn d. To spend or use freely; esp. to have (money, etc.) to burn, to have in abundance or to spare. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > be rich [verb (intransitive)] haveOE to have (money, etc.) to burn1896 the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] > provide or supply (a person or thing) with anything > abundantly > be abundantly provided with multiplya1533 burn1896 1896 G. Ade Artie 106 Two years ago he was on his uppers and now he's got money to burn. 1897 Congress. Rec. Mar. 400/1 Mr. Simpson:—You have plenty of time. Mr. Payne:—No; I have not got time to burn. 1904 Louisville Courier Jrnl. 2 July 5 She has..already had literary experience to burn. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Options (1916) 76 The gentleman of the family had owned plantations and had slaves to burn. 1910 W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor 39 We'll keep an eye on the gambling hells and see who is burning up money. 1911 H. Quick Yellowstone Nights ix. 240 The gall of my swearing against these big men that had money to burn. 1915 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand xvi. 220 You will get baccy and cigarettes to burn out there. 1917 H. A. Vachell Fishpingle x Why not? I have money to burn. 1928 Sunday Express 6 May 6 People in the States have ‘money to burn’. < as lemmas |
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