early doors

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Women's drawers. Cockney,plural,plural-only,slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Early, near the start or beginning. Northern-England,not-comparable
    — The party was very dull, so I made an early doors exit.
副词 adv.
  1. Early; at a time before expected; sooner than usual. Northern-England,Scotland,not-comparable
    — Mudchester Rovers conceded two goals early doors and never got back into the game.

词源

词源 1
According to some, the phrase originated at a time when English pubs closed in the afternoon as a term for customers who were waiting or arrived soon after the pub re-opened in the evening. Alternatively, the phrase is said to originate in the theatre world, where it described a facility available to early-arriving members of the audience, who were allowed to avoid the crush and choose the best seats in return for paying a small premium.
词源 2
According to some, the phrase originated at a time when English pubs closed in the afternoon as a term for customers who were waiting or arrived soon after the pub re-opened in the evening. Alternatively, the phrase is said to originate in the theatre world, where it described a facility available to early-arriving members of the audience, who were allowed to avoid the crush and choose the best seats in return for paying a small premium.
词源 3
According to some, the phrase originated at a time when English pubs closed in the afternoon as a term for customers who were waiting or arrived soon after the pub re-opened in the evening. Alternatively, the phrase is said to originate in the theatre world, where it described a facility available to early-arriving members of the audience, who were allowed to avoid the crush and choose the best seats in return for paying a small premium.
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