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indian sign
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2012/12/04 00:16 UTC 版)
名詞
Indian sign (複数形 Indian signs)
- (idiomatic, dated, mildly offensive) A curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.
- 1913, P. G. Wodehouse, The Little Nugget, ch. 12:
"You certainly are my jinx, sonny. You have hung the Indian sign on me all right." - 1921, Arthur B. Reeve, The Film Mystery, ch. 6:
"We have been jinxed with a vengeance. Some one has held the Indian sign on us for sure." - 1947, Dark Passage (motion picture), Warner Brothers:
Vincent Parry (Humphrey Bogart): Nah, I've got the Indian sign on me. It seems I can't win. - 1996, Mario Puzo, The Last Don, ISBN 9780345412218, p. 83 (Google preview):
"You're the only woman who ever had the Indian sign on me. I married late and I know I'll never marry again."
- 1913, P. G. Wodehouse, The Little Nugget, ch. 12:
参照
- Indian sign at OneLook Dictionary Search
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