单词 | up to putty |
释义 | > as lemmasup to putty c. Australian colloquial. up to putty: worthless; useless; ineffectual. ΚΠ 1916 Anzac Bk. 32/1 A man's got a chance to hit back there, but down 'ere it's up to putty. 1953 D. Stivens Gambling Ghost 24 ‘I don't hear anything, Cabbage-tree,’ said Thunderclap. ‘Your hearing's up to putty,’ said Cabbage-tree. 1973 Bronze Swagman Bk. Bush Verse (1974) 14 Can't ya see her tail was broken..And her breeding's up to putty. 1997 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 4 Feb. 10 We missed our mother, the food was up to putty and the discipline was stern, to say the least. < as lemmas |
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