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He's on the hop again
Hello:
Wonder what
"on the hop"
might mean in the following:
( visits a movie set)
Nicotera in his leopard skin talked attentively to Rosemary while the electrician discussed something with the director, meanwhile leaning on him. Finally the director pushed his hand off roughly and wiped a sweating forehead, and 's guide remarked: "He's on the hop again, and how!"
"Who?" asked , but before the man could answer the director walked swiftly over to them.
"Who's on the hop you're on the hop yourself." He spoke vehemently to , as if to a jury. "When he's on the hop he always thinks everybody else is, and how!" He glared at the guide a moment longer, then he clapped his hands: "All right everybody on the set."
It was like visiting a great turbulent family.
Tender is the Night, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f scott//tender/tender.html
One definition I found is
"playing truant"
but it certainly doesn't fit in this context.
Could it be "he's crazy again"?
Thank you,
Marius Hancu
Wonder what
"on the hop"
might mean in the following:
( visits a movie set)
Nicotera in his leopard skin talked attentively to Rosemary while the electrician discussed something with the director, meanwhile leaning on him. Finally the director pushed his hand off roughly and wiped a sweating forehead, and 's guide remarked: "He's on the hop again, and how!"
"Who?" asked , but before the man could answer the director walked swiftly over to them.
"Who's on the hop you're on the hop yourself." He spoke vehemently to , as if to a jury. "When he's on the hop he always thinks everybody else is, and how!" He glared at the guide a moment longer, then he clapped his hands: "All right everybody on the set."
It was like visiting a great turbulent family.
Tender is the Night, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f scott//tender/tender.html
One definition I found is
"playing truant"
but it certainly doesn't fit in this context.
Could it be "he's crazy again"?
Thank you,
Marius Hancu
Top answer
[nq:1]Hello: Wonder what "on the hop" might mean in the following: ( visits a movie set) Nicotera in his ... definition I found is "playing truant" but it certainly doesn't fit in this context. [/nq] The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic or stimulating drug.
- [nq:1]Hello: Wonder what "on the hop" might mean in the following: ( visits a movie set) Nicotera in his ...
- definition I found is "playing truant" but it certainly doesn't fit in this context.
- [/nq] The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic or stimulating drug.
- Example: 1931 I often suspected that he was on the hop.
- Origin probably traces back to Anglo-Cantonese pidgin, "hop-toy" for opium container, circa 1880.
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[nq:1]Hello: Wonder what "on the hop" might mean in the following: ( visits a movie set) Nicotera in his ... definition I found is "playing truant" but it certainly doesn't fit in this context. Could it be "he's crazy again"?[/nq]
The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic or stimulating drug. Example:
1931 I often sus
The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic or stimulating drug. Example:
1931 I often sus
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Donna Richoux filted:
[nq:1]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic ... "hop-toy" for opium container, circa 1880. I don't remember seeing "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
I always figured it as opium...once there was a song called "willie the Weeper", a distaff counterpart to "Minnie the Mo
[nq:1]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic ... "hop-toy" for opium container, circa 1880. I don't remember seeing "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
I always figured it as opium...once there was a song called "willie the Weeper", a distaff counterpart to "Minnie the Mo
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[nq:2]Hello: Wonder what "on the hop" might mean in the ... fit in this context. Could it be "he's crazy again"?[/nq]
[nq:1]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic ... "hop-toy" for opium container, circa 1880. I don't remember seeing "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
COD10 has
on the hop
[nq:1]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic ... "hop-toy" for opium container, circa 1880. I don't remember seeing "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
COD10 has
on the hop
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http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f scott//tender/tender.htm l
[nq:2]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" ... "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
[nq:1]COD10 has on the hop: Brit. informal 1 unprepared. 2 busy. My view would
[nq:2]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" ... "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
[nq:1]COD10 has on the hop: Brit. informal 1 unprepared. 2 busy. My view would
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[nq:1]COD10 has on the hop: Brit. informal 1 unprepared. 2 busy. My view would be that the director was behaving frenetically.[/nq]
Hello, Dr. Bignall. Great to see you again here:-)
Yes, this might be IMO the closest equivalent (even if FSF was, as you know, an American) as some of his characters suffer a strong British influence, such as Baby, Nicole's sister:-)
Thank you very m
Hello, Dr. Bignall. Great to see you again here:-)
Yes, this might be IMO the closest equivalent (even if FSF was, as you know, an American) as some of his characters suffer a strong British influence, such as Baby, Nicole's sister:-)
Thank you very m
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[nq:2]COD10 has on the hop: Brit. informal 1 unprepared. 2 busy. My view would be that the director was behaving frenetically.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hello, Dr. Bignall. Great to see you again here:-) Yes, this might be IMO the closest equivalent (even if FSF was, as you know, an American) as some of his characters suffer a strong British influence, such as Baby, Nicole's sister:-)[/nq]
I'd guess "on
[nq:1]Hello, Dr. Bignall. Great to see you again here:-) Yes, this might be IMO the closest equivalent (even if FSF was, as you know, an American) as some of his characters suffer a strong British influence, such as Baby, Nicole's sister:-)[/nq]
I'd guess "on
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[nq:1]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic ... "hop-toy" for opium container, circa 1880. I don't remember seeing "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
I know you're right but you seem to have been shouted down by the guessers' chorus.
Brian Wickham
[nq:1]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" referring to being on: opium, morphine, heroin, and any narcotic ... "hop-toy" for opium container, circa 1880. I don't remember seeing "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
I know you're right but you seem to have been shouted down by the guessers' chorus.
Brian Wickham
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[nq:1]snip[/nq]
[nq:2]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" ... "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
[nq:1]I know you're right but you seem to have been shouted down by the guessers' chorus.[/nq]
Well, these dated references are tough. Was there anything else at all in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel suggesting drug use? It was fashionable in some circles
[nq:2]The RHHDAS has "hop", "the hop," and "on the hop" ... "on the hop," but I've seen "hophead" for drug user.[/nq]
[nq:1]I know you're right but you seem to have been shouted down by the guessers' chorus.[/nq]
Well, these dated references are tough. Was there anything else at all in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel suggesting drug use? It was fashionable in some circles
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[nq:2]snip I know you're right but you seem to have been shouted down by the guessers' chorus.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, these dated references are tough. Was there anything else at all in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel suggesting drug use? It was fashionable in some circles. I hope Marius watches for it.[/nq]
Fitzgerald is mostly focused on abusing alcohol and having terrible car crashes, including
[nq:1]Well, these dated references are tough. Was there anything else at all in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel suggesting drug use? It was fashionable in some circles. I hope Marius watches for it.[/nq]
Fitzgerald is mostly focused on abusing alcohol and having terrible car crashes, including
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[nq:2]snip I know you're right but you seem to have been shouted down by the guessers' chorus.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, these dated references are tough. Was there anything else at all in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel suggesting drug use? It was fashionable in some circles. I hope Marius watches for it.[/nq]
If you google for
'Scott fitzgerald "on the hop"'
In addition to Marius's quote, i
[nq:1]Well, these dated references are tough. Was there anything else at all in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel suggesting drug use? It was fashionable in some circles. I hope Marius watches for it.[/nq]
If you google for
'Scott fitzgerald "on the hop"'
In addition to Marius's quote, i
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