单词 | by all that's blue |
释义 | > as lemmasby all that's blue P6. by all that's blue now archaic: an exclamation expressing surprise, emphatic confirmation, etc.Representing a literal rendering of French parbleu: see parbleu int. ΚΠ 1829 W. N. Glascock Sailors & Saints I. ii. 24 ‘The commodore, by all that's blue!’ said the bowman. 1936 A. Christie ABC Murders xxxi. 210 He swears by all that's blue that he picked up Cust in the Whitecross Hotel at Eastbourne on the evening of July 24th. 2004 J. Ferguson Perfect Bride i. 9 By all that's blue, Andover, I give you my word as a gentleman that I have not spoken more than a score of words to the lady. < as lemmas |
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