| 单词 | to make a horlicks of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a Horlicks of British colloquial. Also with lower-case initial. In plural. A mess; a disordered or spoiled state of affairs. Frequently in to make a Horlicks of and variants.Originally largely associated with upper- and middle-class speakers. ΚΠ 1975 R. Davies World of Wonders (1977) ii. 231 ‘Horlicks’ was a word she used a lot; it suggested ‘ballocks’ but avoided a direct indecency..it seemed delightfully daring, and sexy, and knowing. 1981 ‘P. Simmonds’ Very Posy (1985) (cartoon caption) I may make a frightful Horlicks of it. 1988 J. Trollope Choir vii. 122 He thought privately that they would make a fearful horlicks of running the choir. 2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 June 27 So it is all the more regrettable that most English people make what we can now call a complete horlicks of pronouncing Welsh words—because they are using the wrong alphabet. < as lemmas |
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