| 单词 | all one knows how |
| 释义 | > as lemmasall one knows how b. colloquial. Adverbially: to the utmost of one's ability. Also (now chiefly) all one knows how. ΚΠ 1822 Sporting Mag. Jan. 190/2 A hare, which proved a ‘teaser’, leaving her eager pursuers no other alternative than ‘to play all they knew’, and ‘prove their metal’. 1863 in F. Moore Rebellion Rec. V. 72/1 ‘They are here in large force,’ said he to the General. ‘Pitch into them all you know how,’ was the prompt response. 1889 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms II. ii. 21 A good many men tried all they knew to be prepared and have a show for it. 1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Pigsticking 173 If they find themselves being pursued..they will shoot round on the instant, and make the running ‘all they know’ back again. 1927 A. W. L. Fawcett Films, Facts & Forecasts xv. 142 In these surroundings the players must ‘emote’ all they know. 1982 M. Seide Common Wilderness (1983) 655 I warned him... I kept warning him all I knew how. 2001 C. R. Hart & M. K. Grossman Insulin-Resistance Diet p. xi You've tried every diet, read every book, and exercised all you know how, but you still can't lose weight. < as lemmas |
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