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whistle-stop tour

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

From 'whistle stop' (a small, unimportant town, typically one where trains stop only to let off or take on passengers) + 'tour' (a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited).

مثال

  • The presidential candidate embarked on a whistle-stop tour of the country.
  • The band's whistle-stop tour included 20 cities in 30 days.
  • She's on a whistle-stop tour of Europe to promote her new book.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Embark on a whistle-stop tour Whistle-stop tour of Europe

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited “in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours”

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