come the raw prawn

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comes the raw prawn 三单 coming the raw prawn 现在分词 came the raw prawn 过去式

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To attempt to deceive or impose upon (someone).

    澳大利亚 非正式 不及物

    1951, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, 1957, Come In Spinner, page 306, “ […] Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy.”

词源

From World War II military slang. Construction obscure; suggestions are: * From come (“act the part of”) + the + raw (“naive”) + prawn (“(slang) fool”) — thus, to attempt to deceive by feigning ignorance. * From come (“(putatively) perpetrate”) + the + raw prawn = something hard to swallow.

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