and a partridge in a pear tree

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ænd ə ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ ɪn ə ˌpɛə ˈtɹiː/

Phrase

humorous

(humorous) Used at the end of a list of items to emphasize its length.

Japanese Meaning

リストの最後に、冗談っぽくリスト全体の長さや多さを強調するために使われる表現。 / 長いリストの締めくくりに添えられ、項目数の多さをひそかに茶化すためのフレーズ。

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By the time she listed all the errands — grocery shopping, laundry, booking appointments, picking up the kids, and a partridge in a pear tree — I knew she was exhausted.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女がすべての用事――食料品の買い物、洗濯、予約の手配、子どものお迎え、そして（冗談めかして項目の多さを強調するために付け加える『最後のささいなもの』）――を挙げ終えたとき、私は彼女が疲れていると分かった。

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(humorous) Used at the end of a list of items to emphasize its length.

Her dearly departed husband had left no will. He'd always meant to get around to it, but you know how it is, just kept putting it off. I was to raise Mr. Doughal in front of two lawyers, two witnesses, the Doughals' three grown children, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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