| 词汇 | sods |
| 释义 | (redirected from sods)odds and sodsAn assortment of small, miscellaneous items, especially those that are not especially important or valuable. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I can never find my what I need amongst all the odds and sods in this drawer! I wish the house weren't so cluttered up with odds and sods. the old sodThe country of one's birth or lineage; one's native soil. Primarily heard in UK. Some day, when I've earned enough, I'll be able to move my family back to the old sod. sod allNothing whatsoever; very little or nothing of consequence. Primarily heard in UK. I'm trying to get going on this research project, but I've done sod all so far! A: "What did you talk about with your old classmates at the reunion?" B: "Sod all, really. They're quite a boring bunch, after all these years." Sod's lawThe axiom that if something can go wrong, it will. (Known as "Murphy's Law" in North America.) Primarily heard in UK. The manager always tries to anticipate Sod's law, having us prepare for anything that could possibly go wrong on a project. blow that for a larkslang A phrase used to dismiss something because it seems too taxing. Primarily heard in UK. Well, blow that for a lark. I'll just return the book tomorrow instead of going out in a snowstorm today. sod that for a larkrude slang A phrase used to dismiss something because it seems too taxing. Primarily heard in UK. Well, sod that for a lark. I'll just return the book tomorrow instead of going out in a snowstorm today. blow this/that for a game of soldiersslang A phrase used to dismiss something because it seems too taxing. Well, blow that for a game of soldiers. I'll just return the book tomorrow instead of going out in a snowstorm today. sod this/that for a game of soldiersrude slang A phrase used to dismiss something because it seems too taxing. Well, sod that for a game of soldiers. I'll just return the book tomorrow instead of going out in a snowstorm today. sod off1. Get out of here; go away; get lost. Primarily heard in UK. Listen, I don't want to buy any, so why don't you just sod off and leave me alone! Sod off, Jerry! I'm sick of your foolishness. 2. To leave, depart, or flee. Primarily heard in UK. We'll have to wait for the guard to sod off for the night before we try to break in. At the end of the novel, the anti-hero sods off to consider the consequences of his actions. blow/sodtaboo ˈthis/ˈthat for a game of soldiers(British English, slang) used by somebody who does not want to do something because it is annoying or involves too much effort: After waiting for twenty minutes more, he thought ‘sod this for a game of soldiers’, and left.blow/sodtaboo ˈthat for a lark(British English, slang) used by somebody who does not want to do something because it involves too much effort: Sod that for a lark! I’m not doing any more tonight.A lark is a thing that you do for fun or as a joke. ˌSod’s ˈLaw(British English, humorous) the tendency for things to happen in just the way that you do not want, and in a way that is not useful: The band always plays better when they’re not being recorded — but that’s Sod’s Law, isn’t it?sod offv. Chiefly British Vulgar Slang To go away. Used chiefly as a command. |
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