英语词汇“to pin the tail on the donkey”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P2. to pin the tail on the donkey and variants: to play a party game in which blindfolded players attempt to place a representation of a tail on the appropriate spot on a picture of a donkey or other animal; to succeed in doing this. Also in extended use.Also in imperative, as the name of this game; cf. pig n.¹ 14b.

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1887 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 31 Jan. After whirling around three times he starts out to pin the tail to the donkey.

1919 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 13 Feb. 7/1 ‘Pin the Arrow on the Heart’ is a game suitable for a Valentine party. it is similar to the game known as ‘Pin the Tail on the Donkey’.

1966 Times 21 Nov. 13/4 Small children enjoy games like musical bumps, statues, follow-my-leader, pinning the tail on the reindeer and a button treasure hunt.

1969 Washington Post 5 Aug. c2/3 Maybe we're just looking for scapegoats, some way to pin the tail on the donkey.

1971 N.Y. Times 20 Oct. 51/1 Mr. Sadowsky called the program's method of operating a ‘pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey procedure’.

1987 R. McCammon Swan Song 180 Look what I won at the party! I pinned the tail on the donkey the best!

2004 L. Fox Lost Girls 84 Well, you pinned the tail on the donkey: my childhood was pretty darn near perfect.

单词	to pin the tail on the donkey
释义	> as lemmas to pin the tail on the donkey P2. to pin the tail on the donkey and variants: to play a party game in which blindfolded players attempt to place a representation of a tail on the appropriate spot on a picture of a donkey or other animal; to succeed in doing this. Also in extended use.Also in imperative, as the name of this game; cf. pig n.¹ 14b. ΚΠ 1887 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 31 Jan. After whirling around three times he starts out to pin the tail to the donkey. 1919 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 13 Feb. 7/1 ‘Pin the Arrow on the Heart’ is a game suitable for a Valentine party. it is similar to the game known as ‘Pin the Tail on the Donkey’. 1966 Times 21 Nov. 13/4 Small children enjoy games like musical bumps, statues, follow-my-leader, pinning the tail on the reindeer and a button treasure hunt. 1969 Washington Post 5 Aug. c2/3 Maybe we're just looking for scapegoats, some way to pin the tail on the donkey. 1971 N.Y. Times 20 Oct. 51/1 Mr. Sadowsky called the program's method of operating a ‘pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey procedure’. 1987 R. McCammon Swan Song 180 Look what I won at the party! I pinned the tail on the donkey the best! 2004 L. Fox Lost Girls 84 Well, you pinned the tail on the donkey: my childhood was pretty darn near perfect. extracted from pinv.¹ < as lemmas
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