| 词组 | on someone's say-so |
| 释义 | Idiom on someone's say-so Theme: PERMISSION on someone's authority; with someone's permission.I can't do it on your say-so. I'll have to get a written request.BILL: I canceled the contract with the A.B.C. Company. BOB: On whose say-so? on (one's) say-soWith or according to one's authorization or permission. Although I'm the manager of this department, I can only make changes to the way things run on the general manager's say-so. A: "We're going to start transferring the funds into the new account." B: "On whose say-so?" on someone's say-soon someone's authority; with someone's permission. I can't do it on your say-so. I'll have to get a written request. Bill: I canceled the contract with the A.B.C. Company. Bob: On whose say-so? on one's say-soAccording to one's authority, as in I'm reorganizing the files on the boss's say-so, or You can skip the exam? On whose say-so? The noun say-so, dating from about 1630, originally meant simply "saying something," that is, an assertion (without authority or proof). By the early 1800s it had acquired its present meaning. on somebody’s ˈsay-sobased on a statement that somebody makes without giving any proof: He hired and fired people on his partner’s say-so. |
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