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词条 Gone for a Burton
释义

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Gone for a Burton is a British English expression meaning to be missing or to die. The term was popularised by the RAF around the time of World War II.[1] It migrated to the USA quickly and in June 1943 a story titled Husky Goes Down for a Burton appeared in Boys' Life, the magazine of the Boy Scouts of America.[2] The etymology is disputed.[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=The meaning and origin of the expression: Gone for a burton|url=http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/gone-for-a-burton.html|website=The Phrase Finder|accessdate=30 October 2015}}
2. ^{{cite journal|last1=Cox|first1=JR|title=Husky Goes Down for a Burton|journal=Boys' Life|date=July 1943|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=Gm_oksLHwVEC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=Husky+Goes+Down+for+a+Burton&source=bl&ots=GezvaybWPf&sig=F-S8fuYwYQOsce-EH8e2sgnaWMk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAWoVChMIyqaRzffoyAIVgqA-Ch1fbgyx#v=onepage&q=Husky%20Goes%20Down%20for%20a%20Burton&f=false|accessdate=30 October 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=burton|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/go-burton|accessdate=30 October 2015}}