单词 | where one lives |
释义 | > as lemmaswhere one lives P16. U.S. slang. where one lives: at the right or vital point; to the quick. ΚΠ 1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career xxii. 386 When that little wife of mine says, ‘Tom you're a good fellow, God bless you,’ it goes right in where I live. 1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xxxvi. 597 The Mormons never got a cent of it. This hurt Brigham—right where he lived. 1886 Cent. Mag. Feb. 511/1 If I could only have reached him where he lives, as our slang says. 1900 ‘J. Flynt’ & ‘F. Walton’ Powers that Prey 122 ‘Sock it to him!’ ‘Hit him where he lives!’ 1977 J. Wambaugh Black Marble (1978) xiv. 330 These dogs would attack a burglar right where he lived. < as lemmas |
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