Phrases and Proverbs. to carry hay in one's horns: to be ill-tempered or dangerous (Latin fænum habet in cornu, Horace; from an ox apt to gore…
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释义 | the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > have the opportunity [verb (intransitive)] > take the opportunity (4) to make hay while the sun shines1546 Phrases and Proverbs. to carry hay in one's horns: to be ill-tempered or dangerous (Latin fænum habet in cornu, Horace; from an ox apt to gore… to take occasion by the foretopa1577 figurative; esp. in phrase to take occasion by the foretop, to take opportunity by the foretop or to take time by the foretop (= forelock, n.2). Obs… to stir one's timea1578 to stir one's time: to make vigorous use of one's opportunity. Scottish. Obsolete. to fill one's boots1969 British colloquial. to fill one's boots: to take full advantage of an opportunity to benefit oneself; to take as much as one wants of something. |
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