gone by lunchtime

短语

英文释义

短语
  1. Removed or cancelled right away.
    — Foreign policy could not remain with Lockwood Smith who told visiting US Senators that New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy would be "gone by lunchtime."

词源

A reference to a sudden termination of employment, when an employee is told to pack up their belongings and be "gone by lunchtime".
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