词组 | Sweeney |
释义 | Sweeney noun► on your Sweeneyon your own IRELAND, 1996.► the Sweeneythe Flying Squad, Metropolitan Police branch C1 (1921–48), subsequently C8; a member of the Flying Squad. Rhyming slang formed from 'Sweeney Todd' for 'Flying Squad'. Sweeney Todd was the legendary 'Demon Barber of Fleet Street'. Brought to widespread popular attention by television police drama series The Sweeney, originally broadcast from 1974–78, which gave the impression that all police work was about guns and fast cars UK, 1938(Go) tell it/that to Sweeney!dated A scornful or incredulous response to a story or statement that one does not believe or finds ridiculous. Chester: "You know, my dad used to play basketball with the President when they were both kids." Dave: "Ah, go tell it to Sweeney, Chester! Why do you tell such fibs?" A: "I bet you I could eat 20 hot dogs in less than half an hour!" B: "Tell that to Sweeney, pal!" |
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