Phrases. with the deed: in the act. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > doing > in action [phrase] > in the act (4) with the deedc1450 Phrases. with the deed: in the act. Obsolete. in the act (of)1555 in the act (of): in the process (of); in the middle of doing something. Also in the very act of. Frequently in to catch someone in the act: to… to catch a person in the fact1712 The act or process of making, doing, or performing something. In later use chiefly as a weakened use of sense A. 2, with reference to minor… in (occasionally the) hock1859 in (occasionally the) hock: (a) in the act (of gambling); (b) in prison; (c) in pawn; (d) in debt. So occasionally out of hock. |
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