off like a prom dress

短语

发音

AU

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Making a start, or departing, very rapidly.

    加拿大 美国 俚语

    When we heard the police car pull up, we were off like a prom dress.

词源

Pun on two senses of off, with the implication that a couple at a prom are likely to have sexual intercourse. Compare off like a bride's nightie.

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