| 词汇 | where-s the fire |
| 词源 | Where’s the fire? “What’s your rush?” this phrase inquires when directed at a rather busy person or someone hurrying along. The Americanism is first recorded in the 1920s, but must have been in use before this. Where’s the fire? may even date back before the invention of the gasoline fire engine in the 1890s, to the days of horse-drawn “fire engines.” |
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