"Everything but the kitchen sink"是什么意思?

"Everything but the kitchen sink"是什么意思?

2015-02-11    08'03''

主播: 英语直播间

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1) Everything but the kitchen sink -When Carly went to college she took everything from her home except the kitchen sink -When Dave went to the restaurant with his boss, he ordered everything except the kitchen sink since he wasn't paying for it -When Emily and Joe got divorced, Emily wanted everything Joe owned except the kitchen sink. Definition: almost everything one can think of. Etymology: based on the idea that if you brought many things to someone, a kitchen sink is one of the last things you would bring because it is difficult to move 2) Ghost of a chance -Philip had a ghost of a chance of getting into the school after he swore during the interview with the dean -Mike had a ghost of a chance of dating Katy since she only dated actors -Before the Olympics in 2004, people thought Asian men had a ghost of a chance to win a medal in track events. Definition: very small chance Etymology: The variant, which relies on the meaning of ghost as an insubstantial shadow, dates from the mid-1800s 3) Over the moon -The polygamous man was over the moon when he found out that UK allowed babies to be born of 3 parents -Megan was over the moon when she got accepted into her reach school for university -Liverpool FC fans were over the moon when they won the Champions League in 2005 Definition: overjoyed Etymology: floated off the ground and into space