英语词汇gone for a burton的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	gone for a burton
词源	gone for a Burton. A euphemism, typically British, for “dead” that was commonly used in the R.A.F. during World War II. Many R.A.F. pilots fell “in the drink” to their deaths and it was easier for fellow pilots to deal with their deaths by saying that they had gone for a drink of the popular Burton’s ale. See also go west.
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