| 词汇 | pops their clogs |
| 释义 | (redirected from pops their clogs)pop (one's) clogsTo die. Primarily heard in UK. A friend of mine is convinced he's going to pop his clogs whenever he feels the slightest bit unwell. pop your clogsBRITISH, INFORMALIf someone pops their clogs, they die. He popped his clogs halfway through the performance. Note: This expression is used to refer to someone's death in a light-hearted or humorous way. Note: This expression may refer to an old sense of `pop', meaning to pawn something (= borrow some money in return for a valuable object that you leave with the lender. The lender can sell the object if you do not pay the money back). Clogs used to be the normal footwear of people such as mill workers, especially in the north of England. pop your clogsdie. British informalThe expression, which is first recorded in 1970 , probably comes from the idea of ‘popping’ (i.e. pawning) a person's clogs after they have died (and therefore have no further use for them). It may well also have been influenced, though, by the colloquial pop off meaning ‘die’, which dates back to the mid 18th century. 1998 Oldie We cannot claim any credit for foreseeing that Enoch was about to pop his clogs. pop your ˈclogs(British English, humorous) die: I haven’t seen you for so long I thought you’d popped your clogs! |
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