go for a burton

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be killed. UK
    — [G]one for a Burton […] has, in the R.A.F., ousted gone West[.] "He is dead" may appear somewhat remote from "He has gone for a glass of Burton": but, then, all euphemisms do, at first, appear remote.
  2. To be lost, spoiled or destroyed. UK

词形变化

goes for a burton present,singular,third-person going for a burton participle,present went for a burton past gone for a burton participle,past go for a Burton alternative

词源

Originated in the RAF in World War II. Unknown beyond that, but may have some association with beer. One version is that it was from a series of ads for Burton's beer which showed a group of people with one missing and the tag line "He's gone for a Burton".
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