Smashing meaning in English

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Definition

(a) smashing (book) (UK): (a) great, superb (book) adjective

Examples

  • "We had a smashing time."
Exercise 1
Brian writes that he and Icarus had a smashing time. This means that they:
Brian writes that he and Icarus had a smashing time. This means that they:
This is incorrect. Brian does not mean that they were late returning home.
To "be smashed" is to be very drunk, but this does not share a similar meaning with "to have a smashing time".
A glass does "smash" when it breaks, but in this context "smashing" is used figuratively.
This is the best choice here. To "have a smashing" time is to "have a great time" or "enjoy yourself". As an adjective, "smashing" means "great" or "wonderful". Example: "-Let's go for a swim. -What a smashing idea!".

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