| 词组 | Burton Robert |
| 释义 | (redirected from Burton Robert)gone for a burtonHaving failed or become useless; dead. Primarily heard in UK. Well, my plan to go to the beach is gone for a burton now that it's supposed to rain all weekend. go for a BurtonTo fail or become useless; to die. Primarily heard in UK. Well, my plan to go to the beach will go for a Burton if it's supposed to rain all weekend. go for a Burtonmeet with disaster; be ruined, destroyed, or killed.British informalThis phrase first appeared in mid 20th- century air force slang, meaning ‘be killed in a crash’. It has been suggested that it refers to Burton's, the British men's outfitters, or to Burton, a kind of ale, but these are folk etymologies with no definite evidence to support them, and the origin of the phrase remains uncertain. |
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