| 单词 | to piss against the wall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto piss (money, an opportunity, etc.) against the wall P1. transitive to piss (money, an opportunity, etc.) against the wall and variants: to squander or waste (money, etc.), esp. on drink. Cf. to piss away at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > spend extravagantly [verb (transitive)] to piss (money, an opportunity, etc.) against the wall1540 lavish1542 melt1607 to piss away1628 unbowel1647 tap1712 sport1785 waster1821 blue1846 spree1859 to frivol away1866 blow1874 bust1878 skittle1883 to blow in1886 burst1892 bang1897 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus iv. iv. sig. Tiiiiv Where is that stroy good (that hath spent vpon hoores and pyssed agaynst the walles, all that he hath.) a1550 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) f. 53v (MED) But as for mony, it is pissid one the walles; Then be they ledd as well for them falles To newgate or Ludgate. 1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes Pref. As some thriving men..take pleasure to get even what they believe will be afterwards pissed against the wall, so do I to write, what I suspect will signifie nothing. 1693 H. Crouch England's Jests (new ed.) 177 He's Prodigal, and Pisses his Estate against the Wall. 1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) at Piss He shall not piss my money against the wall; he shall not have my money to spend in liquor. 1990 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 6 May All his relations know that..he'll have money in his bankbook. So they piss it up against the wall and he's back drunk on metho again. 1998 Edinb. Student (Edinb. Univ. Student Newspaper Soc.) 12 Nov. (Review section) 5/1 Three hugely bankable stars, the ubiquitous classic to work from, and it all gets pissed up the wall. < as lemmas |
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