| 单词 | balloon goes up, the |
| 释义 | balloon goes up, theThe undertaking begins, as in He's going to announce his candidacy for mayor—the balloon goes up on Monday. This expression comes from World War I, when British artillery sent up a balloon to notify gunners to open fire, this visual signal being more reliable than courier or telephone. It was soon transferred to signal other kinds of beginning. [1915] Words nearby balloon goes up, theThe bad workman always blames his tools, Thebaic, Thebaid, thebaine, Ballad of Reading Gaol, The, balloon goes up, the, ball's in your court, the, Theban, Barber of Seville, The, Bartered Bride, The, thebe 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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