whoops, there go my trousers
短语
英 /ˈʍʊps ðɛː ˈɡəʊ maɪ ˈtɹaʊzəz/|/ˈʍuːps-/|/ˈwʊps-/
美 /ˈwʊps ðɛɚ ˈɡoʊ maɪ ˈtɹaʊzɚz/|/ˈʍʊps-/
英文释义
短语
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Used to describe a genre of farcical theatre plays.
— Four Rooms is the latest attempt to combine multiple directors' skits into one film. It is also an attempt to mix "whoops!-there-go-my-trousers" farce with the slick kitsch pop-art comedy.
词源
A reference to a gag in slapstick comedy theatre plays where a character’s trousers fall to the ground, exposing his underwear, to elicit laughs from the audience.
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