key to the midway

短语

词形变化

keys to the midway 复数 keys to the midway

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.

    Near-synonyms: skyhook, left-handed monkey wrench, left-handed smoke shifter, blinker fluid, muffler bearing, relative bearing grease, pigeon's milk

  2. 2.

    A Ferris wheel or carousel, due to their central location.

词源

Carny slang, from the custom of sending a rube on a quest for the (non-existent) “key to the midway”.

来源：wiktionary