3 cheers for meaning in English

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Definition

Three cheers for (the team)!: "Hip hip hooray" for (the team)! Let's congratulate or celebrate (the team)! idiom

Examples

  • "Three cheers for Delavigne!"
  • "I said three cheers for Delavigne!"
Exercise 1
"Three cheers for Delavigne!"

In the context of the dialogue, what is a "cheer"?
"Three cheers for Delavigne!"

In the context of the dialogue, what is a "cheer"?
A "cheer" is a loud vocal sound made to celebrate. Example: The supporters CHEERED when their team scored a goal. In the dialogue, the term "cheer" has a specific meaning - it is the "hooray" that appears in a common "call and response" formula (often used in sport to congratulate another team). Example: -Captain: Three CHEERS for Derby United. Hip hip! -Team: hooray! -Captain: Hip hip! -Team: hooray! -Captain: Hip hip! -Team: hooray!
In Britain and America, they sometimes say "cheers" to mean "thank you". Example: -You can use my car if you like -Cheers! Sorry, this is not the context here!
This is incorrect. We often say "cheers" when we clink glasses before drinking. However, this is not the meaning of "cheers" here!
A "song" is a short piece of music with words that can be sung. A "song" is not a synonym of a "cheer".
Exercise 2
"Three cheers for Delavigne!"

In the context of the dialogue, what is a "cheer"?
"Three cheers for Delavigne!"

In the context of the dialogue, what is a "cheer"?
A "cheer" is a loud vocal sound made to celebrate. Example: The supporters CHEERED when their team scored a goal. In the dialogue, the term "cheer" has a specific meaning - it is the "hooray" that appears in a common "call and response" formula (often used in sport to congratulate another team). Example: -Captain: Three CHEERS for Derby United. Hip hip! -Team: hooray! -Captain: Hip hip! -Team: hooray! -Captain: Hip hip! -Team: hooray!
In Britain and America, they sometimes say "cheers" to mean "thank you". Example: -You can use my car if you like -Cheers! Unfortunately, this is not the context here!
This is incorrect. We often say "cheers" when we clink glasses before drinking. However, this is not the meaning of "cheers" here!
A "song" is a short piece of music with words that can be sung. A "song" is not a synonym of a "cheer".

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