| 词汇 | high jinks |
| 释义 | Idiom high jinks excited and often silly behaviour when people are enjoying themselves.They were dancing on the tables and getting up to all sorts of high jinks. high jinksExcited, uninhibited, often boisterous or silly behavior. The boss started cracking down on the high jinks that were always going on in the office. I had a great group of friends growing up. We'd get up to all kinds of high jinks when we got together. high jinksPlayful or rowdy activity, often involving mischievous pranks. For example, All sorts of high jinks go on at summer camp after "lights out." About 1700 this term denoted a gambling game accompanied by much drinking, but by the mid-1800s it acquired its present meaning. ˌhigh ˈjinks(old-fashioned, informal) a lot of fun and amusement: They got up to all sorts of high jinks on the trip.This refers to a particular game that was played at drinking parties. |
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