English Dictionary

two-forty on a plank road

フレーズ

カナダ英語 アメリカ英語 慣用表現 廃用 広義 俗語

(Canada, US, idiomatic, obsolete) A very fast speed. / (Canada, US, slang, obsolete, by extension) The quality of being "fast", i.e. immoral in one's habits.

日本語の意味

極めて速い速度、非常に速く移動することを示す。 / （俗語的な用法で）道徳規範に反した、または不品行な行動や習慣を指す。

He bragged his motorcycle could do two-forty on a plank road, an old idiom meaning it could go at a blistering speed.

彼は自分のオートバイが板道で猛烈な速さを出せると自慢したが、それは非常に速いという意味の古い慣用句だった。

意味（1）

(Canada, US, idiomatic, obsolete) A very fast speed.

The passion of young New York is for horses — fast horses — two-forty on a plank road.

意味（2）

(Canada, US, slang, obsolete, by extension) The quality of being "fast", i.e. immoral in one's habits.

In Canada, where trotting is also a very favourite amusement, and whence came the famous trotting mare Flora Temple, a very “fast” young lady is generally spoken of as “two forty on a plank road.”