| 词汇 | to sink through the floor |
| 释义 | (redirected from to sink through the floor)sink through the floor1. To wilt, wince, or cower from extreme embarrassment. When the teacher accused me of cheating on the test, I thought I would sink through the floor. I accidentally let out a very audible fart as I bent over, and I got back to my desk as soon as I could so I could sink through the floor. 2. To suffer a feeling of extreme dejection, disappointment, or sadness. Usually said of one's heart. My heart sank through the floor when I saw Joe walking hand-in-hand with Melissa. Our hearts started sinking through the floor the moment the doctor came into the waiting room with such a serious expression on her face. sink through the floorSuffer extreme embarrassment, as in When she called our name on the list of those who owed dues, I sank through the floor. This hyperbolic term dates from the early 1900s. sink through the floor, toTo be extremely embarrassed. This hyperbolic expression, indicating that one wishes one could actually disappear by sinking through the floor, dates from about 1900. L. M. Montgomery used it in her popular novel Anne of Green Gables (1908): “She thought she would sink through the floor when she saw you come in all rigged out like that.” |
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