on the bum

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Living as a vagrant; homeless. US,slang
    — I ask, how many of these hobos, who are on the bum, have the courage to ask for the drink?
  2. On a drinking spree. US,obsolete
  3. Not working; out of order. US,slang
    — My typewriter's on the bum—and I'm just lost. One gets so used to one that you're very dependent.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, bum.
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