| 单词 | to slip on a banana peel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto slip (also tread) on a banana peel banana peel n. the peel of a banana, esp. regarded as something on which a person may slip and fall; (hence figurative) a cause of humiliation or misfortune. Frequently in to slip (also tread) on a banana peel. ΚΠ 1870 A. S. Evans Our Sister Republic v. 146 The mob in the galleries..hurling banana-peel, oranges, and stale vegetables at his head. 1895 Argosy Sept. 51/2 At this instant he slipped on a banana peel someone had dropped. 1903 A. C. M. Refl. Lonely Man v. 260 If, after one has learned these things, one deliberately puts one's hand into a fire or treads on a banana peel, it is because [of] one's own ignorance. 1964 Flying Mag. Oct. 35/3 Parachutes are the banana peel of flying. 1991 Sports View (U.S.) 60/1 Delaware State had one foot in the grave, the other on a banana peel. 2003 N.Y. Times 14 Dec. ii. 47/4 [He] has produced a passel of photographs to smile at... He..consistently catches the world slipping on a banana peel. < as lemmas |
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