| 单词 | to put the nips in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put the nips in (also into) c. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. to put the nips in (also into): to borrow or cadge from (a person), to ask for a loan. Cf. to put the bite on at bite n. Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > borrowing > borrow [verb (transitive)] > ask as a loan to ask in borrowingc1570 to put the nips in1917 1917 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 19 Sept. 63 I put the nips in the other night. 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 564/1 Put the nips in(to, to ask a loan (from a person): Australian and New Zealand: from ca. 1908. 1949 L. Glassop Lucky Palmer 230 You can't put the nips into old Alf. He's got death adders in his pockets. 1955 D. Niland Shiralee 41 He was here yesterday, too. Put the nips into me for tea and sugar and tobacco in his usual style. 1973 F. Huelin Keep Moving 48 Parsons, priests, doctors, lawyers and professional people generally were legitimate prey, and we had no scruples about ‘putting the nips’ into them. < as lemmas |
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