| 词汇 | take it or leave it |
| 释义 | Idiom take it or leave it Theme: CHOICE to accept something (the way it is) or forget it. (Informal. Fixed order.)This is my last offer. Take it or leave it.It's not much, but it's the only food we have. You can take it or leave it. Idiom take it or leave it 1. to lack interest in whether you have something or not. Some people who smoke can take it or leave it, so they don't mind not being able to smoke in a restaurant.My sister's absolutely crazy about chocolate but I can take it or leave it. 2. to accept or refuse without any discussion. The dealer has a set price for the car, and customers can take it or leave it. take it or leave it1. Either accept something, especially an offer, as it is, or else reject it unconditionally. The car costs $5,000, take it or leave it. I'm making eggs for breakfast, so unless you want to fix something for yourself, you can take it or leave it. 2. To have mixed or weak feelings about something; to neither love nor hate something. A: "Did you like the new Chinese restaurant?" B: "I could take it or leave it, to be honest." Take it or leave it.Inf. Take this one or none; you have no choice. Bill: That's my final offer. Take it or leave it. Bob: Aw, come on! Take off a few bucks. Bill: Aw, I want eggs for breakfast, Mom. Mother: There's only cornflakes left. Take it or leave it. take it or leave itAccept or reject unconditionally, as in I'm asking $1,000 for this computer-take it or leave it. This term, used to indicate one's final offer, was first recorded in 1576. take it or leave itsaid to convey that the offer you have made is not negotiable and that you are indifferent to another's reaction to it.take it or ˈleave it1 used to say that you do not care if somebody accepts or rejects your offer: $200 is my final offer, take it or leave it. 2 (informal) (with can, not used in the negative) not feel strongly about something, not mind something: ‘Do you like Indian food?’ ‘I can take it or leave it.’ Take it or leave it sent. There are no other choices.; It is this or nothing. This is what you get for the money. Take it or leave it. take it or leave it To accept or reject unconditionally. take it or leave itAccept or reject it, but make a decision, for this offer is final. This expression dates from the fourteenth century, and several versions appear in Shakespeare’s plays. The precise modern wording and sense are in Thomas Killigrew’s play Thomaso (1664, 1:4): “That is the price . . . take it or leave it.” A modern variant is I can take it (him/her) or leave it (him/her), meaning I don’t feel strongly one way or the other. |
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