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单词 presto chango
释义

presto chango

[ cheyn-joh ]
/ ˈtʃeɪn dʒoʊ /

verb (used without object)

change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).

noun

a change occurring suddenly and as if by magic: There is always an element of presto chango in international relations.

Origin of presto chango

rhyming alteration of change

Words nearby presto chango

prestige pricing, prestigious, prestissimo, prest money, presto, presto chango, Preston, Prestonpans, prestore, prestress, prestressed concrete
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Example sentences from the Web for presto chango

  • By simply saying those nine simple words we can magically claim anything for Islam, presto-chango.

    Bill O’Reilly, Muslim-Hunter|Dean Obeidallah|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Then Mrs. Spider came along, and she spun some glossy silk web over the places where the seams were, and presto-chango!

    Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wibblewobble|Howard R. Garis
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