- gung ho
- adjective /ɡʌŋ-ˈhəʊ,ɡʌŋ-ˈhoŭ/Very enthusiastic or energetic.
No matter how gung ho you are when you start, you will tire as you become mired in details.
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Gung-Ho — est une coopérative chinoise fondée en 1937 par Rewi Alley et ses camarades, à Baoji, Shaanxi, près de la ville de Xi an. La coopérative s est ensuite développée dans les autres régions de Chine. Elle a dû arrêter ses activités en 1952. Elle les… … Wikipédia en Français
gung-ho — /gung hoh /, Informal. adj. 1. wholeheartedly enthusiastic and loyal; eager; zealous: a gung ho military outfit. adv. 2. in a successful manner: The business is going gung ho. [introduced as a training slogan in 1942 by U.S. Marine officer Evans… … Universalium
Gung-ho — est une coopérative chinoise fondée en 1937 par Rewi Alley et ses camarades, à Baoji, Shaanxi, près de la ville de Xi an. La coopérative s est ensuite développée dans les autres régions de Chine. Elle a dû arrêter ses activités en 1952. Elle les… … Wikipédia en Français
gung-ho — [ˌgʌŋ ˈhəu US ˈhou] adj informal [Date: 1900 2000; : Chinese; Origin: gonghe, from jongguo gongye hozo she Chinese Industrial Cooperatives Society , used as a battle cry (meaning work together ) by U.S. soldiers in World War II] very eager to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gung ho — also gung ho, gungho, 1942, slang motto of Carlson s Raiders, (2nd Marine Raider Battalion, under Lt. Col. Evans Carlson, 1896 1947), U.S. guerrilla unit operating in the Pacific in World War II, from Chinese kung ho work together, cooperate.… … Etymology dictionary
gung ho — If someone is gung ho about something, they support it blindly and don t think about the consequences … The small dictionary of idiomes
gung-ho — [ gʌŋ hou ] adjective INFORMAL very enthusiastic, especially about something that might be dangerous … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gung ho — (gung hoh) [Chinese motto: work together] A slogan used by some U.S. Marines in World War II. Informally, as an adjective: enthusiastic; eager; zealous; impassioned … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
gung ho — [adj] extremely enthusiastic anxious, ardent, dedicated, eager, enthused, excited, fanatical, fired up*, keyed up*, lively, passionate, spirited, zealous; concepts 401,542 … New thesaurus
gung-ho — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unthinkingly enthusiastic and eager, especially about taking part in fighting or warfare. ORIGIN from a Chinese word taken to mean work together and adopted as a slogan by US Marines … English terms dictionary
gung-ho — ☆ gung ho [guŋ′hō′ ] adj. [Chin, kung ho, lit., work together: slogan of Lt. Col. E. F. Carlson s Marine Raiders in WWII] Informal enthusiastic, cooperative, enterprising, etc. in an unrestrained, often naive way … English World dictionary
