| 单词 | to go mates |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go (also be) mates d. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. to go (also be) mates: to work as an equal partner (with someone).Quot. 1842 is an isolated use in singular with to. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > associate with [verb (transitive)] > associate with as partner to go (also be) mates1842 partner1876 1842 S. Austral. Mag. (Adelaide) 286 I think I went a shepherding. Oh yes, I went mate to Donald.., to herd sixteen hundred sheep at Glenelg. 1876 E. Thorne Queen of Colonies 119 They [sc. the Chinese] appear to have no quarrels among themselves when working in partnerships, or as the digging phrase is, ‘going mates’. 1880 H. Lapham in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 57 At this time I was mates with a young fellow called Jim Smith, a good enough lad as a mate, and would do just as big a day's labour as any man. 1890 Good Words Mar. 211/1 I will accept his proposal to go mates with him. 1940 I. L. Idriess Lightning Ridge 188 None of us liked going mates with a man unless we could pay our own way. < as lemmas |
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