| 词汇 | great balls of fire |
| 词源 | great balls of fire! This very popular exclamation was in- spired by the legendary rock-and-roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis’s song “Great Balls of Fire!” and the movie suggested by the song. Jerry Lee Lewis (b. 1935) is a U.S. country-western and rock-and-roll singer. The great balls of fire exclamation dates, however, to the 19th century. |
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