单词 | where's the fun in that? |
释义 | > as lemmaswhere's the fun in that? P8. where's the fun in that?: expressing disparagement of a course of action viewed as too simple, safe, or straightforward, and therefore as not providing enough entertainment, challenge, or risk. ΚΠ 1931 M. Sandoz in B. A. Botkin Folk-Say 296 ‘They been having three, four hunts a year since '84 and all they does is make the critters harder to catch... Dogs or poison, that fixes the sneaking devils that gets my turkeys.’ ‘But where's the fun in that?’ asked one of the girls climbing into the mow. 1959 P. Johnson tr. J. Giono Straw Man ix. 290 We could have sent a bullet your way a hundred times while you were out on one of your nature walks, but where's the fun in that?—you can't boast about someone bumped off on the sly. 1974 Cinema Canada Oct.–Nov. 30/1 The ideal film to make on this scale would be one with few actors, simple locations, and a simple storyline, but where's the fun in that? 1997 Computerworld 3 Mar. 2/1 It isn't like the good old days, when every Computer Associates buyout was a white-knuckle affair... CA's recent acquisition of Cheyenne was a friendly deal. Where's the fun in that? 2007 Stuff July 78/1 Some would say all you need to DJ these days is a laptop..[and] a hard drive.., but where's the fun in that? < as lemmas |
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