| 单词 | three-ring circus |
| 释义 | three-ring circusor three-ringed circus[ three-ring ] / ˈθriˌrɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR three-ring circus ON THESAURUS.COM nouna circus having three adjacent rings in which performances take place simultaneously. something spectacular, tumultuous, entertaining, or full of confused action: Our family reunions are always three-ring circuses. Origin of three-ring circusAn Americanism dating back to 1880–85 Words nearby three-ring circusthree-quarter binding, three-quarter nelson, three-quarter time, three-quarter turn stair, threequel, three-ring circus, Three Rivers, three R's, three's a crowd, threes and eights, threescore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for three-ring circusthree-ring circus noun US and Canadiana circus with three rings in which separate performances are carried on simultaneously a situation of confusion, characterized by a bewildering variety of events or activities Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with three-ring circusthree-ring circus A situation of complete confusion, as in It was a three-ring circus, with the baby crying, the dog barking, both telephones ringing, and someone at the front door. This term alludes to a circus where three rings or arenas are featuring performances simultaneously. Perhaps invented by show business impresario P.T. Barnum, the term was extended to other confused situations by about 1900. 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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