英语词汇up in the paints的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	up in the paints
词源	up in the paints. “She is up in the paints as regards age,” Damon Runyon wrote in a short story. The expression means “high up.” I’ve been unable to find the origin of this phrase but guess it derives from the slang paints for playing cards, up in the paints referring to the higher valued cards in the deck.
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