| 单词 | to leave one's visiting card |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto leave one's visiting card visiting card n. (a) a small card bearing a person's name, to be left or presented on paying a visit; (b) in (originally Military) slang phrase to leave one's visiting card, to leave unpleasant evidence of having been at a place. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > [noun] > visiting card ticket1673 card1749 visiting-ticket1770 visiting card1782 calling card1808 pasteboard1837 society > communication > indication > marking > a mark > trace or vestige > [phrase] > leave unpleasant evidence to leave one's visiting card1945 1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. i. iii. 37 Why a ticket [for an assembly] is only a visiting card, with a name upon it. 1820 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 158 The Duke of Beaufort's pocket was picked of..his visiting-cards. 1859 All Year Round 19 Nov. 79 People are photographed on their visiting cards. 1899 Daily News 26 Jan. 5/3 The New Year's visiting-card..is one of the survivals of old-fashioned French politeness. 1945 E. Partridge Dict. R.A.F. Slang 60 Visiting-card, a bomb. Mostly in Leave one's visiting card... As the civilian drops visiting cards into tray or salver, so the airman drops bombs on..enemy~occupied territory. 1955 ‘E. Crispin’ Fen Country (1979) 68 All he had to do was to..leave his visiting card [sc. an explosive device] and collect his fee. 1972 V. Canning Rainbird Pattern vi. 116 He should have brought Albert [sc. the dog] in from the car, he at least could have left a visiting card in self-defence. < as lemmas |
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