| 单词 | to go for the doctor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go for the doctor P5. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. to go for the doctor: to go at full speed; to apply or commit oneself wholeheartedly to something.In quot. 1907, perhaps more literally in the sense ‘to fetch a doctor’ (cf. to go for —— 1a at go v. Phrasal verbs 2). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > move swiftly [verb (intransitive)] > go at full speed to burn the earth or windc1275 streekc1380 career1647 streak1768 streak1834 score1858 to go eyes out1863 to go for the doctor1907 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > act in thoroughgoing manner to go the whole hog1825 to go the whole figure1831 to go the whole (also entire, etc.) animal1833 to go for the doctor1907 1907 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 29 July 5/1 The riders of Anatroff and Set Free appeared to think they had special orders ‘to go for the doctor’, and after the pace they set in front it was not surprising that their mounts knocked up at the end of seven furlongs. 1913 Truth (Brisbane) 14 Dec. 3/3 This is not Page's usual way of riding, for he is inclined to go for the doctor, and make every post a winning post. 1971 P. Newton Ten Thousand Dogs 112 Anyway Jim knew what he had to beat and ‘he went for the doctor’ and turned in a winning run. 2018 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 19 Jan. (Life & Leisure section) 14 If you want to go for the doctor, and perhaps chase down a Porsche 911 or two, it's the RS model you'll be looking at. < as lemmas |
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