To avoid, escape. Scottish. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ86098 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > avoid (duty, work, or exertion) (9) shoot1543 To avoid, escape. Scottish. Obsolete. scuff1595 transitive ? To evade, shirk (duty). Cf. scruff, v.1 Scottish. Obsolete. to shuffle off1604 to shuffle off: to get rid of or evade (something difficult, arduous, or irksome) in a perfunctory or unsatisfactory manner; to dispose of… shirk1785 transitive. To evade (one's duty, work, obligations, etc.). funk1834 transitive. To back out of, owing to a lack of courage or spirit; to try to avoid or evade (an undertaking, duty, etc.); to ‘chicken out of’. Also… gold-brick1918 Originally Military slang. Cf. gold brick, n. 3. transitive. To shirk or evade (a duty, responsibility, etc.), esp. by feigning illness; to… dingo1930 transitive. To back out of or abandon (something) in a cowardly or treacherous manner; to shirk (a responsibility or obligation). squib1934 To avoid (a difficulty or responsibility); to funk, to shirk through fear or cowardice. Australian slang. skate1945 U.S. slang. (See quots.) |
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