get one's shine box

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Used as an insult. idiomatic,slang
    — Make note of his stubby fingers and small hands – we all know what that means. When he responds with ever-increasing insults and shushing, tell him to go get his shinebox.

词形变化

gets one's shine box present,singular,third-person getting one's shine box participle,present got one's shine box past got one's shine box UK,participle,past gotten one's shine box US,participle,past get one's shinebox alternative

词源

Popularized by the movie Goodfellas (1990), where the character William "Billy Batts" Bentvena uses the phrase in an insulting allusion to Tommy DeVito's previous job as a shoeshiner.
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