| 单词 | on the rocks |
| 释义 | on the rocksSEE SYNONYMS FOR on the rocks ON THESAURUS.COM Ruined, spoiled, as in Six months after the wedding, their marriage was on the rocks. This expression, alluding to a ship running aground on rocks and breaking apart, has been used figuratively for other disasters since the late 1800s. Served over ice only, as in He always drinks whiskey on the rocks. The “rocks” here are the ice cubes. [Mid-1900s] Destitute, bankrupt, as in Can I borrow next month's rent? I'm on the rocks. This usage, from the late 1800s, is heard more often in Britain than America. Words nearby on the rockson the receiving end, on-the-record, on the right foot, get off, on the right tack, On the Road, on the rocks, on the ropes, on the run, on the safe side, on the same wavelength, on-the-scene 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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