| 释义 |
mattresses
noun
▶ go to the mattresses; hit the mattresses
during gang warfare, to retreat in an armed group to a fortified room, apartment or house US- Valachi quoted his boss as saying on one occasion: “We have to go to the mattress again,” and explained that mattress derived from the practice of warring gangs of moving rapidly from place to place, holing up for temporary stays wherever necessary and sleeping on only a simple mattress. — American Speech, p. 306, December 1964: “Lingua Cosa Nostra”
- Sonny told his caporegimes to go to the mattresses. — Mario Puzo, The Godfather, p. 253, 1969
- Some of the heavies in the mob have hit the mattress, the big names are surrounding themselves with soldiers and a few have dropped out of sight entirely. — Mickey Spillane, Last Cop Out, p. 84, 1972
- And all we’re trying to do is stop the button men from hitting the mattresses. — Joseph Wambaugh, The Glitter Dome, p. 181, 1981
- Joe Loop said what the guy was doing they used to call “going to the mattress,” hiding out, going to a safe house had enough mattresses for the crew to sleep on. — Elmore Leonard, Be Cool, p. 125, 1999
|