词汇 | stoppering |
释义 | (redirected from stoppering)show-stopperThe most exceptional or memorable performance or item among others; a stand-out. Yeah, the opening act was a real show-stopper—the headlining band was disappointing in comparison! All the pieces in the designer's collection were excellent, but the wedding dress was a real show-stopper. put the stopper on (something)To stop, cease, or conclude something. I'm going to put the stopper on the corruption in this department once and for all! I wish my sisters would put the stopper on their bickering and just be civil to one another! put a stopper on (something)To stop, cease, or conclude something. I'm going to put a stopper on the corruption in this department once and for all! I wish my sisters would put a stopper on their bickering and just be civil to one another! bullet-stopperslang A US Marine. Please, I'm no bullet-stopper—I was in the Air Force. flopper-stopperslang A bra. I always feel pretty smooth when I can unhook a flopper-stopper with one hand. put a (or the) stopper oncause something to end or become quiet.bullet-stopper n. a U.S. Marine. (From the Persian Gulf War.) About a dozen bullet-stoppers came into the bar and the army guys tried to start a fight. flopper-stopper n. a brassiere. She’s very shy. She won’t even hang her flopper-stoppers out on the line to dry. |
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