clapper

like the clappers very fast or very hard. British informal

☞ Clappers may refer to the striking part of a bell, or it may refer to a device in a mill for striking or shaking the hopper in order to make the grain move down to the millstones. The phrase like the clappers developed as mid-20th-century RAF slang, and is sometimes found in the form like the clappers of hell.

1992Jeff TorringtonSwing Hammer Swing! Why should a hearse be going like the clappers through the streets of Glasgow at this time of night?

词组	clapper
释义	clapper like the clappers very fast or very hard. British informal ☞ Clappers may refer to the striking part of a bell, or it may refer to a device in a mill for striking or shaking the hopper in order to make the grain move down to the millstones. The phrase like the clappers developed as mid-20th-century RAF slang, and is sometimes found in the form like the clappers of hell. 1992Jeff TorringtonSwing Hammer Swing! Why should a hearse be going like the clappers through the streets of Glasgow at this time of night?
随便看	have steam coming out of your ears have swallowed a dictionary have swallowed a dictionary have the advantage of have the ball at your feet have the ball at your feet have the (brass) face to have the brass face to have the (brass) neck to do something have the brass neck to do something have the bug have the bulge on have the courage of your convictions have the courage of your convictions have the drop on have the face to have the goods on someone have the heart have the hots for have the hump have the jump on have the last laugh have the last laugh have the last word have the last word