| 词汇 | put to bed with a shovel |
| 释义 | Idiom put to bed with a shovel Theme: DEATH - KILLING to kill someone ;to kill and bury someone. (Slang.)That guy'd better be careful, or somebody's going to put him to bed with a shovel."Watch out, wise guy," said the robber, "or I'll put you to bed with a shovel." Slang put to bed with a shovel Theme: DEAD mod. dead and buried.You wanna be put to bed with a shovel? Just keep talking that way.Poor old Jake. He was put to bed with a shovel last March. Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated.He wasn't just tipsy. He was put to bed with a shovel!Dead drunk? Yes, put to bed with a shovel. put (one) to bed with a shoveleuphemism To kill one. The expression alludes to the burial of the person killed. Don't worry, boss, put that stool pigeon to bed with a shovel before he ever gets the chance to testify. put someone to bed with a shovelSl. to bury someone; to kill and bury someone. Shut up! You want me to put you to bed with a shovel? The leader of the gang was getting sort of tired and old, so one of the younger thugs put him to bed with a shovel. put to bed with a shovel1. Sl. dead and buried. (Alludes to burying someone.) You wanna be put to bed with a shovel? fust keep talking that way. Poor old Jake. He was put to bed with a shovel last March. 2. Sl. intoxicated. He wasn't just tipsy. He was put to bed with a shovel! Dead drunk? Yes, he was put to bed with a shovel. put to bed with a shovel1. mod. dead and buried. (From put someone to bed with a shovel.) You wanna be put to bed with a shovel? Just keep talking that way. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (From sense 1) He wasn’t just tipsy. He was put to bed with a shovel! |
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