| 单词 | to play silly buggers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play silly buggers (also beggars, bleeders, etc.) P2. slang (originally Australian). to play silly buggers (also beggars, bleeders, etc.): to act in a foolish or contrary manner, esp. in a provocative or wilful way; to mess around. Cf. to play buggery at buggery n. and adj. Phrases 2.It is not clear whether quot. 1898 is a reference to an actual game, or an indirect allusion to the phrase. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > be or become foolish [verb (intransitive)] > act foolishly dotec1225 foleyec1374 fop1528 fond1530 daff1535 pract1568 dolt1573 daw1596 fool1597 guck1603 baboonize1611 prat1685 to play the fool1722 niff-naff1728 fopple1756 doitera1790 daffle1796 tomfool1825 to play (also act) the (giddy) goat1841 lallygag1862 silly1877 monkey1878 footle1891 to ass around1899 to play silly buggers (also beggars, bleeders, etc.)1903 to arse around1919 to jackass around1927 nimble-pimble1927 to fuck about1929 to fool up1933 to crap around1936 pantomime1958 prat1961 dork1990 1898 Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & Gen. Advertiser 16 Apr. 5/6 To the outsider this state of things is very like the game—so designated by juvenile[s]—‘silly beggars’.] 1903 Truth (Sydney) 30 Aug. 6/6 If Mr. Reid wanted to play silly beggars with the electors of East Sydney, let him do so. 1952 B. Marshall White Rabbit xiv. 207 There was nothing that they could do except to watch and listen and pray and play ‘silly buggers’. 1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby ix. 95 If they want to play silly bleeders, let them. We're technicians. 1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left ii. 13 You know that whatever it is, it doesn't affect humans? Don't play silly bugger, Rab. 1972 ‘K. Royce’ Miniatures Frame iv. 50 I have to pin something on him to stop him playing silly b's. 2003 S. Mawer Fall (2004) xix. 326 Stop playing silly buggers. We could die getting this wrong. < as lemmas |
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