의미: ago 
a·go〔OE 「지나간」의 뜻에서〕 a. [기간을 나타내는 명사 뒤에 쓰여] (지금부터) …전, …이전 《이 용법도 부사로 간주할 수 있음》
▶ five days ago 5일 전에
▶ a long time[while] ago 오래 전에
━ ad. ［long ago로] 지금부터 전에, 이전에
▶ long, long ago 옛날 옛적
[USAGE] (1) ago는 현재를 기준으로 하여 과거를 가리키는 표현이므로 동사는 과거형을 사용한다. 완료형과 함께 쓰지는 않는다:I met him two months ago. 두 달 전에 그를 만났다. 《비교:I have met him somewhere before. 전에 어디서 그를 만난 일이 있다.》 (2) 과거의 어느 시점을 기준으로 하여 그 이전의 일을 나타낼 때는 before를 사용한다; 따라서 직접화법에서 ago를 사용한 것을 간접화법으로 표현할 때에는 before가 된다:He said, “I met her two months ago.”→He said that he had met her two months before. (3) 다음 구문에서 since를 사용하는 것은 잘못이다:It was five years ago that[when] this journal was first published. 이 잡지가 처음 발간된 것은 5년 전이었다. 《비교:It is five years since this journal was first published. 이 잡지가 처음 발행된 지 5년이다.》
a·go〔OE 「지나간」의 뜻에서〕 a. [기간을 나타내는 명사 뒤에 쓰여] (지금부터) …전, …이전 《이 용법도 부사로 간주할 수 있음》▶ five days ago 5일 전에
▶ a long time[while] ago 오래 전에
━ ad. ［long ago로] 지금부터 전에, 이전에
▶ long, long ago 옛날 옛적
[USAGE] (1) ago는 현재를 기준으로 하여 과거를 가리키는 표현이므로 동사는 과거형을 사용한다. 완료형과 함께 쓰지는 않는다:I met him two months ago. 두 달 전에 그를 만났다. 《비교:I have met him somewhere before. 전에 어디서 그를 만난 일이 있다.》 (2) 과거의 어느 시점을 기준으로 하여 그 이전의 일을 나타낼 때는 before를 사용한다; 따라서 직접화법에서 ago를 사용한 것을 간접화법으로 표현할 때에는 before가 된다:He said, “I met her two months ago.”→He said that he had met her two months before. (3) 다음 구문에서 since를 사용하는 것은 잘못이다:It was five years ago that[when] this journal was first published. 이 잡지가 처음 발간된 것은 5년 전이었다. 《비교:It is five years since this journal was first published. 이 잡지가 처음 발행된 지 5년이다.》
ago 관용구
fall off the wagon
fix your wagon
jump on the bandwagon (also get or climb on the ba
off the wagon
on the bandwagon
on the wagon
shagging wagon
agots
chase the dragon
get on the bandwagon
Idiom(s): get on the bandwagon AND jump on the bandwagonTheme: JOINING
to join the popular side (of an issue); to take a popular position.
• You really should get on the bandwagon. Everyone else is.
• Jane has always had her own ideas about things. She's not the kind of person to jump on the bandwagon.
fix one's wagon
Idiom(s): fix one's wagonTheme: PUNISHMENT
to punish someone; to get even with someone; to plot against someone. (Informal.)
• If you ever do that again, III fix your wagon!
• Tommy! You clean up your room this instant, or III fix your wagon!
• He reported me to the boss, but I fixed his wagon. I knocked his lunch on the floor.
climb on the bandwagon
Idiom(s): climb on the bandwagonTheme: JOINING
to join others in supporting someone or something.
• Come join us! Climb on the bandwagon and support Senator Smith!
• Look at all those people climbing on the bandwagon! They don't know what they are getting into!
jump on the bandwagon
Idiom(s): get on the bandwagon AND jump on the bandwagonTheme: JOINING
to join the popular side (of an issue); to take a popular position.
• You really should get on the bandwagon. Everyone else is.
• Jane has always had her own ideas about things. She's not the kind of person to jump on the bandwagon.
A loaded wagon makes no noise.
Really wealthy don't talk about money.Agony aunt
An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones.Circle the wagons
(USA) If you circle the wagons, you stop communicating with people who don't think the same way as you to avoid their ideas. It can also mean to bring everyone together to defend a group against an attack.Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut
(USA) If someone or something is lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut, they are of low moral standing because a snake's belly is low and if the snake is in a wagon rut, it is really low.Many moons ago
A very long time ago.fall off the wagon|fall|fall off|wagon
v. phr., slang, alcoholism and drug culture To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. Poor Joe has fallen off the wagon again
he is completely incoherent today.fix someone's little red wagon|fix|fix someone's w
v. phr., informal 1. (Said to a child as a threat) to administer a spanking. Stop that right away or I'll fix your (little red) wagon! 2. (Said of an adult) to thwart or frustrate another, to engineer his failure. If he sues me for slander, I will counter-sue him for malicious prosecution. That will fix his wagon!get on the bandwagon|bandwagon|get|get on|jump|jum
v. phr., informal To join a popular cause or movement. At the last possible moment, the senator jumped on the winning candidate's bandwagon.hitch one's wagon to a star|hitch|star|wagon
v. phr. To aim high; follow a great ambition or purpose, In trying to be a famous pianist, Mary had hitched her wagon to a star. John hitched his wagon to a star and decided to try to become President.many moons ago|many|moon|moons
adv. phr. A long, long time ago. Many moons ago, when I was young, I was able to dance all night.off the wagon|off|wagon
adj. phr., slang No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off the wagon.Antonym: ON THE WAGON.
on the bandwagon|bandwagon|on
adj. phr., informal In or into the newest popular group or activity; in or into something you join just because many others are joining it. Often used after "climb", "get", or "jump". When all George's friends decided to vote for Bill, George climbed on the bandwagon too. See: JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON.on the wagon|on|wagon
adv. phr. Participating in an alcohol addiction program; not touching any alcoholic beverage. Jim's doctor and his family finally managed to convince him that he was an alcoholic and should go on the wagon.Antonym: FALL OFF THE WAGON.
paddy wagon|paddy|wagon
n., informal A police van used for transporting prisoners to jail or the police station. The police threw the demonstrators into the paddy wagon.while ago|while
adv. At a time several minutes in the past; a few minutes ago; a short time ago. Used with "a". I laid mv glasses on this table a while ago; and now they're gone. A while ago, Mary was tired and wanted to go home; now she's dancing with Bob as if she could dance all night. Compare: JUST NOW2.
bandwagon
bandwagonon the bandwagon
Informal on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
dragon
dragonthe Dragon
the constellation Draco
dragon lady
dragon ladyA domineering or belligerent woman, as in They called her the neighborhood dragon lady—she was always yelling at the children. This slangy term was originally the name of a villainous Asian woman in Milton Caniff's popular cartoon strip Terry and the Pirates (1934-1973), which ran in many newspapers. It was transferred to more general use in the mid-1900s.
fix someone's wagon
fix someone's wagonGet even with someone, get revenge on someone, spoil someone's chance of success. For example, He may think he can win the election, but these ads will fix his wagon, or After what he did to her, her family's out to fix his wagon. This term uses fix in the sense of “punish someone” or “put someone in an awkward position,” a usage dating from about 1800. The wagon was added in the 1900s, presumably making the phrase refer to putting sand in a wagon axle or similar sabotage.
hitch one's wagon to a star
hitch one's wagon to a starAim high, as in Bill's hitching his wagon to a star—he plans to be a partner by age thirty. This metaphoric expression was invented by essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1870.
long ago
long agoA time well before the present, the distant past. For example, I read that book long ago, or The battles of long ago were just as fierce. [Second half of 1300s]
on the bandwagon, get
on the bandwagon, getAlso, climb or hop or jump on the bandwagon. Join a cause or movement, as in More and more people are getting on the bandwagon to denounce cigarette smoking. This expression alludes to a horse-drawn wagon carrying a brass band, used to accompany candidates on campaign tours in the second half of the 1800s. By about 1900 it was extended to supporting a campaign or other cause.
pentagon
pentagonthe Pentagon
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a five-sided building in Arlington, Va., in which the main offices of the U.S. Department of Defense are located; hence, the U.S. military establishment
wagon
wagonsee fix someone's wagon; hitch one's wagon to a star; on the bandwagon, get; on the wagon.
wagoner
wagonerthe Wagoner
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