early doors

短语

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Women's drawers.

    仅复数 俚语
adj.
  1. 1.

    Early, near the start or beginning.

    The party was very dull, so I made an early doors exit.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Early; at a time before expected; sooner than usual.

    苏格兰

    Mudchester Rovers conceded two goals early doors and never got back into the game.

词源

According to some, the phrase originated at a time when English pubs closed in the afternoon as a term for customers who were waiting or arrived soon after the pub re-opened in the evening. Alternatively, the phrase is said to originate in the theatre world, where it described a facility available to early-arriving members of the audience, who were allowed to avoid the crush and choose the best seats in return for paying a small premium.

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