lang may yer lum reek
短语
英 /ˈlæŋ meɪ jə ˌlʌm ˈɹiːk/
美 /ˈlæŋ meɪ jɚ ˌlʌm ˈɹik/
英文释义
短语
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Used to wish someone well, especially as a drinking toast or a farewell.
— The B[ritish] P[rinter] is much appreciated in our office. It is regarded as indispensable, and is beyond doubt the best Trade Journal. Lang may your lum reek.
词源
PIE word
*dlongʰos
Borrowed from Scots lang may yer (or your) lum reek (expression of good wishes for one’s prosperity, literally “long may your chimney smoke”): from lang (“long”), lum (“chimney”), and reek (“of a chimney: to emit smoke”).
*dlongʰos
Borrowed from Scots lang may yer (or your) lum reek (expression of good wishes for one’s prosperity, literally “long may your chimney smoke”): from lang (“long”), lum (“chimney”), and reek (“of a chimney: to emit smoke”).
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