| 词组 | all gas and gaiters |
| 释义 | all gas and gaiters adjective used as a derisory description of bishops and other church dignitaries; pompous nonsense. Originally 'All is gas and gaiters', Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, 1838–39. Repopularised as a useful catchphrase by the BBC situation comedy All Gas and Gaiters, 1967–71 UK, 1967all gas and gaitersA favorable or pleasant state. The phrase can also be written as "all is gas and gaiters," which is how it first appeared in Charles Dickens's novel Nicholas Nickleby. My boss has been in a good mood all week, so all is gas and gaiters. all gas and gaitersa satisfactory state of affairs. informal, datedThis expression was first recorded in Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby ( 1839 ): ‘All is gas and gaiters’. 1961 P. G. Wodehouse Ice in the Bedroom She cries ‘Oh, Freddie darling!’ and flings herself into his arms, and all is gas and gaiters again. |
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