come the raw prawn

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To attempt to deceive or impose upon (someone). Australia,informal,intransitive
    — 1951, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, 1957, Come In Spinner, page 306, “ […] Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy.”

词形变化

comes the raw prawn present,singular,third-person coming the raw prawn participle,present came the raw prawn past come the raw prawn participle,past

词源

From World War II military slang. Construction obscure; suggestions are:
* From come (“act the part of”) + the + raw (“naive”) + prawn (“(slang) fool”) — thus, to attempt to deceive by feigning ignorance.
* From come (“(putatively) perpetrate”) + the + raw prawn = something hard to swallow.
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