| 单词 | to shop till one drops |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shop till (also until) one drops Originally U.S. to shop till (also until) one drops: to shop in an enthusiastic or determined way for an extended period of time; (now esp.) to go on an unrestrained shopping spree.With humorous reference to the idea of shopping until one is physically exhausted and unable to continue (cf. drop v. 4a). ΚΠ 1904 Harper's Monthly Mag. Sept. 573/2 Anything you'd like me to get for you? No trouble at all—I'm going to shop until I drop. 1926 Munsey's Mag. July 311/1 You can shop till you drop, just so you don't buy too much. 1951 New Jrnl. & Guide (Norfolk, Va.) 18 Nov. 8 Dec. b11/2 (advt.) Why shop till you drop? 1995 Guardian 1 June i. 5/4 Computer fans can now shop until they drop without letting go of their mouse. 2012 H. Evans Happily Ever After 136 My bachelorette party... Weekend in New York? That way we can see my girlfriends, have some cocktails, shop till we drop! < as lemmas |
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