Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gung ho
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Gung ho
gung ho
adjective Etymology: Gung ho!, motto (interpreted as meaning “work together”) adopted by certain United States marines, from Chinese (Beijing) gonghe, short for Zhongguo Gongye Hezuo She Chinese Industrial Cooperative Society Date: 1942 extremely or overly zealous or enthusiastic
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adj. enthusiastic, eager. Etymology: Chin. gonghe work together, slogan adopted by US Marines in 1942 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. кит. разг. горячий; преданный всей душой gung-ho outfit —- часть, готовая выполнить любое задание 2. легковерный; оптимистически настроенный 3. полный энтузиазма; фанатический 4. простодушный; не способный мыслить критически; эмоциональный 5. в грам. знач. междометия: дружно!, раз-два, взяли! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
also gung-ho If you say that someone is gung ho, you mean that they are very enthusiastic or eager to do something, for example to fight in a battle. (INFORMAL) He has warned some of his more gung ho generals about the consequences of an invasion... Senate Republicans are less gung-ho about tax cuts. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj informal very eager to do something, especially too eager (His gung-ho attitude was not appropriate for such delicate negotiations.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
{adj.}, {colloquial} Enthusiastic, full of eagerness in an uncritical or unsophisticated manner. * /Suzie is all gung-ho on equal rights for women, but fails to see the consequences./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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- 1942, slang motto of Carlson's Raiders, (2nd Marine Raider Battalion, under Lt. Col. Evans Carlson), U.S. guerrilla unit operating in the Pacific in World War II, from Chinese kung ho "work together, cooperate." Widely adopted in Amer.Eng. c.1959. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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