| 单词 | trolley dash |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrolley dash trolley dash n. British (a) an event in which the winner of a game or competition is entitled to a set period of free shopping in a supermarket or other store, the object being to place as many products as possible in a shopping trolley during this time; (b) a quick or rushed shopping trip around a supermarket or other store. ΚΠ 1991 Independent 19 Aug. 21/2 Presenter Richard Madeley protested when he found that the police were distributing posters for ‘The Richard Madeley Sponsored Trolley Dash’. 1994 Guardian 3 Dec. 29/3 People have forgotten the essential message of A Christmas Carol—to be nice to each other—and swapped it for a trolley-dash. 2005 Olive July 29/1 When you're mid supermarket trolley dash, the traffic lights system will be a quick eye-catching way of saying ‘buy me, I'm good for you’ or ‘back off, I'm full of bad things.’ 2015 Church Times 9 Jan. 12/3 At 7.15 precisely, Mrs Roberts, who had always wanted to do a trolley dash, flew round the store picking up no less than £511-worth of goods. < as lemmas |
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