off like a prom dress
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Making a start, or departing, very rapidly.
— When we heard the police car pull up, we were off like a prom dress.
词源
Pun on two senses of off, with the implication that a couple at a prom are likely to have sexual intercourse. Compare off like a bride's nightie.
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