单词 | everybody's money |
释义 | > as lemmaseverybody's (also every man's, occasionally one's) money (b) everybody's (also every man's, occasionally one's) money: (a) what everybody prefers (or can afford) to buy (now archaic); (b) (chiefly in negative context) what everybody would find worth its price, that which is to everybody's liking (now rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > choice [phrase] > by preference > what everyone would choose everybody's (also every man's, occasionally one's) money1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xii. i. 381 The ointment of Saffron, confected at Soli in Cilicia, imported for a good while and caried the praise alone: but soone after, that of Rhodes was every mans money. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 208 When a Mans Stocke is come to that, that he can expect the Prime of Markets, and ouercome those Bargaines, which for their greatnesse are few Mens Money. 1653 T. Gataker Vindic. Annot. Jer. 10.2 29 The whole work..consists of two great volumes, and the price consequently correspondent, not every mans money, and in fewer hands therefore. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 482. ¶1 Such a Discourse is of general Use, and every married Man's Money. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 91/1 I sell dry fruit, sir, in February and March, because I must be doing something, and green fruit's not my money then. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 139/1 Mignonette's everybody's money. Dahlias didn't go off so well. 1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 196 You ain't everybody's money, vous ne pouvez pas plaire à tout le monde. 1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Let. c10 Dec. in Coll. Ess. (1968) I. 128 As to the actual writing in Ulysses, it isn't everybody's money, but personally I think it is superb in places. < as lemmas |
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