单词 | to put voodoo on |
释义 | > as lemmasto put voodoo on to put voodoo on (also to put a voodoo on, to put the voodoo on): to afflict (a person or thing) with a curse or other spell by means of voodoo; to bring bad luck to (a person or thing), to jinx. Cf. voodoo v. [Compare earlier to put a hoodoo on at hoodoo n. and adj. Phrases.] ΚΠ 1898 Literary Digest 12 Mar. 326/2 It was a frequent threat of one negro to another, ‘If you do that, I'll put voodoo on you.’ 1935 Liberty 23 Mar. 54/2 You must have put a voodoo on him. 1990 Guardian 17 Mar. 3/5 A bookmaker offered me a chance to win £25,000 with a £200 each-way bet. I didn't take it because Norton has been winning without me betting, and I didn't want to put the voodoo on him. 2020 @KKvnnz 27 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 4 Dec. 2020) Whoever put voodoo on my love life can stop it now. < as lemmas |
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