| 单词 | shell out |
| 释义 | shell outSEE SYNONYMS FOR shell out ON THESAURUS.COM verb(adverb) informal to pay out or hand over (money) Word Origin for shell outC19: from shell (in the sense: to remove from a pod or (figuratively) a purse) Words nearby shell outshellflower, shell game, shell gland, shell jacket, shell-like, shell out, shell pink, shell program, shellproof, shell shock, shell-shocked 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 shell outshell out Pay, hand over, as in We had to shell out $1,000 for auto repairs. This expression transfers taking a seed such as a pea or nut out of its pod or shell to taking money out of one's pocket. [Colloquial; c. 1800] 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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