| 单词 | Flynn |
| 释义 | Flynn, n. colloq. (chiefly U.S. and Austral.).
Brit. |flɪn|, U.S. |flɪn|
[Probably ‹ the name of Errol Flynn (1909–59), Australian-born U.S. actor, with allusion to his reputation as a swashbuckling ladies' man.
It has also been suggested that the reference may be to Edward J. Flynn (1892–1953), who was a particularly successful campaign manager for the Democratic Party in New York in the 1940s.]
to be in like Flynn: to be immediately or emphatically successful, often in a sexual or romantic context. Similarly in early use, your name is Flynn.
1942San Francisco Examiner 8 Feb. (Sports section) 2/1 Answer these questions correctly and your name is Flynn, meaning you're in, provided you have two left feet and the written consent of your parents. 1946Amer. Speech Dec. 310/2 In like Flynn, everything is O.K. In other words, the pilot is having no more trouble than Errol Flynn has in his cinematic feats. 1965P. G. Wodehouse Galahad at Blandings vii. 109 All you have to do is present yourself at the front door and say ‘Yoo-hoo, I'm Whipple’ and you're in like Flynn, as the expression is. 1987K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 134 Russell brightened. ‘Really?’ I'm in, he thought to himself. I'm in like Flynn. ‘You really see it that way?’ He slid his arms around her. 2003Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 10 Aug. 50 He wanted to be ‘in like Flynn’, but he didn't want to be ruined for it. |
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