on like Donkey Kong

短语

发音

UK /ˈɒn laɪk ˈdɒŋki kɒŋ/
AU
US /ˈɑn laɪk ˈdɑŋki kɑŋ/
US /ˈɑn laɪk ˈdɔŋki kɑŋ/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    An intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, bring it on, come on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.

    美国 俚语

    I will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of San Francisco politics. It's on like Donkey Kong.

词源

From the Nintendo video game gorilla-like character Donkey Kong, which is used in the phrase because of the character’s stereotypical strength and for the near-rhyme between on and Kong; likely influenced by the earlier construction in like Flynn.

来源：wiktionary