| 单词 | to go down a storm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go down a storm chiefly British. to go down a storm: to be enthusiastically or noisily received by an audience; to be eagerly greeted by the public or a specific group.In quot. 1820, apparently describing a noisily unenthusiastic theatre audience. ΚΠ 1820 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 25 Nov. 4/3 An Indian tale of the school..of Madame Genlis, rather unskilfully dramatized. It passed off very flatly. Its close drew down a storm.] 1969 N. Cohn Pop from Beginning iv. 33 Several times he toured Britain and each time he went down a storm. 1987 New Scientist 30 July 63/3 The coating is textured and comes in a variety of colours, so it should go down a storm in conservation areas. 2011 F. North Pillow Talk vi. 58 Charlton looked..alarmingly like..the leather-clad chap from the Village People; a look which hadn't gone down well in his home town of Stokesley but had gone down a storm when he hit the gay scene in London. < as lemmas |
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