| 单词 | every man john |
| 释义 | > as lemmasevery man John ΚΠ 1763 London Evening-post 6 Jan. All those Auctioneers who sell in the liberties of the city without being sworn, are, every Man John of them, liable to the penalty of 25 l. for every lot they sell. 1780 ‘Harum Skarum’ Acct. Deb. Coachmaker's Hall 20 They have been sworn at Highgate every man John of 'em. 1832 T. Creevey in H. Maxwell Creevey Papers (1903) II. 245 Dead as mutton, every man John of us! 1838 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 141 I knocked down 16 geese and sacked ‘every man John’ of them. 1887 World (N.Y.) 17 May 3/1 Every man John of them made hits off his delivery and really convinced him that right here in New York is a team that knows how to bat. 1914 Hamilton (Ohio) Evening Jrnl. 2 Apr. 7/1 Herzog..has every man John swearing by him, where in former years every man was swearing at the manager. 1922 Med. Standard June 10/1 On the absentee's return, every man John of his patients will come right back to him. < as lemmas |
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