go for a burton

短语

词形变化

goes for a burton 三单 going for a burton 现在分词 went for a burton 过去式 gone for a burton 过去式 gone for a burton 过去分词

别名

go for a Burton

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be killed.

  2. 2.

    To be lost, spoiled or destroyed.

词源

Originated in the RAF in World War II. Unknown beyond that, but may have some association with beer. One version is that it was from a series of ads for Burton's beer which showed a group of people with one missing and the tag line "He's gone for a Burton".

来源：wiktionary