| 词汇 | Horlicks |
| 释义 | Horlicks noun a mess. Originally, upper-class society usage of a brand name; Horlicks™ is a malted food drink. Usage here is probably inspired by the salacious possibilities of the separated syllables 'whore licks' and a vague assonance to 'bollocks' (to mess up) UK, 1982make a Horlicks of (something)To ruin, bungle, or spoil something. Primarily heard in UK. I really made a Horlicks of that project at work—I'm going to get fired for sure! I'm afraid the accounting department made a complete Horlicks of these numbers. We'll need to tally the entire ledger again. make a Horlicks ofmake a mess of. British informal 1988 Joanna Trollope The Choir He thought privately that they would make a fearful horlicks of running the choir. |
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