单词 | to rise with one's arse upwards |
释义 | > as lemmasto rise with one's arse upwards a. In good luck. Chiefly in to rise with one's arse upwards: to be lucky. rare after 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > in prosperous condition [phrase] > fortunately > in or with good luck arse upwardsc1600 in luck1752 on the tinny luck1918 quids in1919 c1600 Timon (1980) i. v. 19 This man this daye rose with his Arse upwards To daye a fidler and at night a Noble. 1678 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. (ed. 2) 80 He rose with his A—— upwards. A sign of good luck. 1709 E. Ward Secret Hist. Clubs xxii. 244 I'd rise Arse upwards e'ery Day by-times. 1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. iii. 88 She had good Luck to draw Tom Plump into Wedlock; she rises with her —— upwards. 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 18/1 Arse upwards, in good luck; luckily. < as lemmas |
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