| 单词 | to get a person on a slow boat to china |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get (also have, put) a person on a slow boat to China b. to get (also have, put) a person on a slow boat to China (originally Poker): to put someone in a situation where there is plenty of time to win money from, or gain an advantage over, him or her. Also: to get a troublesome person out of the way.Popularized by the song On a Slow Boat to China written by Frank Loesser (see quot. 1948). ΚΠ 1947 Washington Post 23 Dec. 8 c/2 I suspect that he's a lousy poker player. I'd like to get him on the proverbial slow boat to China. 1948 F. Loesser On Slow Boat to China (song) in Songbk. (1971) 12 I'd love to get you on a slow boat to China, All to myself alone. 1993 D. Young & R. McLellan High Stakes Poker 109 To take advantage of him, the winning player would like to have him on a slow boat to China in a medium to high stakes game with low antes. 2017 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 8 May If either of these parties get in power, they will bankrupt us all. If I had my way, I would put.. [their leaders] on a slow boat to China. < as lemmas |
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