英和和英

名詞

Christmas list (plural Christmas lists)

1. A written list of items one wants to receive as presents for Christmas.

   Hypernym: wish list

   • 2002, Natalie Cole, Digby Diehl, Angel on My Shoulder:

     The number one item on my Christmas list was a way out of my marriage. The way I looked at it, this wasn't quite the same thing as a divorce.

   • 2006, Lori Avocato, Deep Sea Dead:

     A handbag was way out of my league and so was a silver necklace that I wouldn't even put on my Christmas list, since no one in my family could afford it.

2. A written list of people one is going to send Christmas cards, round robin letters, or presents to at Christmastime.

   Antonym: naughty list

   • 2002, Linda Scott DeRosier, Creeker: A Woman's Journey:

     If you have been on my Christmas list for a while, you are aware that both Momma and Daddy have not been well for the past three years.

   • 2003, Karmen Quinney, Greeting cards for the first time:

     What a great idea for the many friends and neighbors on your Christmas list!

使用する際の注意点

Often used figuratively in the negative: I'm not on her Christmas list means that she doesn't much like me, even if she isn't outright hostile to me.

関連する語

• friends list