单词 | dog's trick |
释义 | > as lemmasdog's trick dog's trick n. now rare = dog-trick n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > malicious trick thuckec1230 pranka1529 dog-trick?c1550 dog's trick1742 the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil deed > [noun] unwrenchc897 checkc1330 trippetc1330 wretchednessc1380 iniquities1477 feat1481 dog-trick?c1550 malefice1591 mistreading1598 meschantery1634 dog's trick1742 1742 J. Ayres Sancho at Court iii. 31 Why looke there! I thought you wou'd contrive some Dog's Trick to plague me. 1762 L. Sterne Let. 14 June in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 276 Let your portmanteau be tied at the forepart of your chaise for fear of a dog's trick. 1820 W. Scott Abbot II. 102 Many a dog's trick have I played old Lilias for want of something better to do. 1939 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 6 Nov. 4 If they [sc. the Nazis] did not have in the back of their minds the possibility of playing some dog's trick on France they would scarcely be taking so much pains to announce their sorrow over having to fight that country. < as lemmas |
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