| 单词 | we had one but the wheel came off |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswe had one but the wheel came off 8. we had one but the wheel came off, jocular phrase used to indicate that the speaker has not understood the subject of the foregoing conversation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > fail to comprehend [verb (intransitive)] uncomprehend1602 to have no idea1782 we had one but the wheel came off1937 you('ve) lost me1962 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 366/1 Had one and (or but) the wheel came off (,we), a lower-class and military c.p. directed at an unintelligible speaker or speech. 1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry xiv. 128 If asked for something foolish, you can say,..‘I had one but the wheels came off.’ < as lemmas |
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