to make (it) short: to lose no time, hasten.
单词 | θ91765 |
释义 | the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > act expeditiously (5) to make (it) short1490 to make (it) short: to lose no time, hasten. dispatch1581 To make haste (to do something), hasten, be quick. Obsolete or archaic. to be brief1609 to be brief: to be expeditious or hasty. Obsolete. to claw it off1615 Nautical (intransitive) ‘To beat or turn to windward from a lee-shore, so as to be at sufficient distance from it to avoid shipwreck’ (Smyth Sailor'… to dance Barnaby1664 to dance Barnaby: to dance to a quick movement, move expeditiously. to dance the Tyburn jig: to be hanged: cf. 3b. Obsolete. |
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