| 单词 | double or quit(s |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdouble or quit(s 4. double or quit(s (Gambling): an expression implying that the stake already due is either to become double, or to be cancelled, according to the issue of another chance; hence figurative of a bold or desperate attempt to extricate oneself from present evils at the risk of greatly increasing them. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > stake > type of stake double or quit(sa1586 à cheval1609 chicken stake1785 pot1823 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. iii. sig. Kk4 I thought to play double or quit. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. iv. 406 Alexandra..resolued to play at double or quit, breake the guiues of specious seruitude, or yield her necke to Herod's sword. 1798 Geraldina III. 205 He then offered to play double or quits. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. vii. 202 ‘I dare you to another trial—double or quit.’ 1894 Ld. Wolseley Life Marlborough II. lxxviii. 316 He was no gambler at the game of life, and whether winning or losing he never wagered double or quits. < as lemmas |
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