figurative. A stroke of policy. Obsolete. rare.
| 单词 | θ89858 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > a successful stroke (10) gird1513 figurative. A stroke of policy. Obsolete. rare. feat1564 An action displaying dexterity or strength; a surprising trick, a ‘tour de force’. grand coup1752 A bold and strikingly successful stroke or move. Cf. coup, n.3 coup1791 A stroke, a move (that one makes); a successful move, a ‘hit’. †at one coup (= French tout d'un coup): at one stroke, at once. tour de force1802 A feat of strength, power, or skill. hit1811 A successful stroke made in action or performance of any kind; esp. any popular success (a person, a play, a song, etc.) in public entertainment… ten-strike1840 in the game of ten-pins, a throw which bowls over all the pins; hence figurative, spec. a success, esp. in to make a ten-strike, to score a success… bull's-eye1857 A shot that hits the bull's-eye of a target; figurative a ‘shot’ that hits the mark. score1901 colloquial. figurative. A successful ‘hit’ in debate or argument. strike1901 An act of ‘striking oil’ (see strike, v. 68d); a discovery of a rich vein of ore in mining. Similarly, the sudden discovery of an accumulation of… |
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