| 单词 | the works |
| 释义 | the worksSEE SYNONYMS FOR the works ON THESAURUS.COM Everything, the full range of possibilities, as in He ordered a pizza with the works, or All right, tell me, give me the works on it. This usage derives from works in the sense of “a complete set of parts for a machine or mechanism.” [Colloquial; late 1800s] A beating or other severe treatment. This usage is often put as give someone the works, as in They took him outside and gave him the works. [Slang; first half of 1900s] Words nearby the worksthe wiser, The wish is father of the deed, thewless, The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, Women at Point Sur, The, the works, world is one's oyster, the, “The World Is Too Much with Us”, The world must be made safe for democracy, The worm turns, wrong end of the stick, the The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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