straight as a die
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
- Completely or totally straight.
词源
* Used in the sense of ‘correct,’ attested since April, 1871, originally American English, from the 18th-century expression as true as a die, from the 16th-century expression as smooth as a die, referring to the osseous substance that dice were formerly created with.
* Possibly connected with, or confused with, the metal-cutting tool called a die.
* Possibly connected with, or confused with, the metal-cutting tool called a die.
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