英语词汇midsummer madness的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	midsummer madness
词源	midsummer madness. Something completely mad, unrea- sonable, or foolish. Shakespeare is the first to record this ex- pression, in Twelfth Night (1600). In the Bard’s day midsummer was believed to be a time when madness was common.
随便看	get more bang for the buck get off the dime get one-s ashes hauled get one-s back up get one-s dander up get one-s ducks in a row get one-s ebenezer up get one-s goat get one-s indian up get one-s irish up get one-s monkey up get outta here get outta town get out the crying towel get thee to a nunnery get the hook get the lead out of your pants get the man not the ball get the sack get the sun of them getting a handsome husband getting the sugar getting the upper hand get to first base getty

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