| 单词 | to throw papers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto throw papers P7. U.S. to throw papers and variants: to deliver newspapers to customers on a regular route; to have a paper route or round. Hence also to throw a paper route.With allusion to the popular practice of delivering newspapers by throwing them on to customers' porches when passing each house, esp. on a bicycle; cf. quot. 1923. ΚΠ 1923 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 5 Aug. 6/1 All carriers are instructed to throw the papers on the residence porches at all times.] 1941 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 27 Jan. 3/5 He started throwing papers after school for the Ardmoreite. 1950 Publishers' Weekly 11 Mar. 1318/2 After I get out of school I have to throw a paper route and then eat supper. 1979 Tri-State Defender (Memphis, Tennessee) 19 May 1 He had planned to get him a job for summer as a sacker at a grocer or throwing newspapers. 2005 L. Armstrong-Kelly No Mountain High Enough 57 He had a job throwing papers at night, and we decided it would go a lot faster if I helped. < as lemmas |
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