| 词汇 | Irish |
| 释义 | Irish Ⅰ 1. nickname any athletic team from Notre Dame University. An abbreviation of the fuller FIGHTING IRISH US, 1975 2. noun Irish imports, such as snuff, whisky, linen, tea, etc. Linen from 1784, snuff from 1834 and whisky from 1889 UK, 1982 Ⅱ ⇨ Irish jig; Irish noun a wig. Rhyming slang UK, 1972 get (one's) Irish upTo become or cause to become angry, hostile, defensive, or irritable. John got his Irish up when his parents brought up the subject of college. Election season always gets my dad's Irish up. Irish hintA straightforward statement. I'm positive I'm getting the promotion—the boss gave me an Irish hint to that effect! the luck of the IrishExtremely good luck or fortune. I can't believe I won the lottery and a radio contest in the same week—I must have the luck of the Irish! get someone's dander upand get someone's back up; get someone's hackles up; get someone's Irish up; put someone's back upFig. to make someone get angry. (Fixed order.) Now, don't get your dander up. Calm down. I insulted him and really got his hackles up. Bob had his Irish up all day yesterday. I don't know what was wrong. Now, now, don't get your back up. I didn't mean any harm. luck of the Irishluck associated with the Irish people. (Also said as a catch phrase for any kind of luck.) Bill: How did you manage to do it, Jeff. Jeff: It's the luck of the Irish, I guess. luck of the devilAlso, luck of the Irish. Extraordinarily good fortune, as in You've the luck of the devil-that ball landed just on the line, or Winning the lottery-that's the luck of the Irish. These superstitious attributions of good fortune date from the first half of the 1900s. the luck of the Irishvery good luck.luck of the devil/draw/IrishFortuitous blessings, good fortune. Good luck (and bad luck) have long been regarded superstitiously, associated with supernatural forces (the devil), a particular group (the Irish), or pure chance (the random drawing of a card or cards). The luck of the draw appears in print only in the second half of the twentieth century; the luck of the Irish is older, appearing, for example, in Lee Thayer’s The Sinister Mark (1923). |
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