单词 | can of corn |
释义 | > as lemmascan of corn can of corn n. Baseball an easily caught fly ball; (in extended use) something easily accomplished. [Origin uncertain, although presumably alluding to a can of food as being of an easy shape and size to catch. One widely-cited theory suggests a reference specifically to grocers retrieving items (such as cans of corn) from a high shelf by tipping them off with a pole and letting them drop into their hands or apron.] ΚΠ 1933 W. Winchell in Havana Evening Telegram 11 Apr. 2/2 Can of corn, high lazy fly. 1977 Washington Post 16 Oct. d4 His 420-foot drive somewhat left of dead center would have been a Yankee Stadium can of corn. But in Chavez Ravine it was a lusty homer. 2012 K. Reichs What you wish For 14 Pregnancy would be a walk in the park by comparison. A can of corn, as Andy would say. < as lemmas |
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