| 单词 | free fight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfree fight c. Open to all competitors; open for all. free fight: a fight in which all present may join. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight > in which anyone or everyone joins battle royal1672 free fight1729 knock-down (and) drag-out1809 rough and tumble1821 free-for-all1874 go-as-you-please1880 1729 J. Cheny Hist. List Horse-matches 1728 7 A second Hundred of the King's Guineas were run for, being free as usual for 5 Year old Mares, carrying 10 st. 1787 Daily Universal Reg. 5 June 3/4 His Majesty's Plate of 100gs. free for any horse, mare, or gelding, carrying 12st. being no more than 6 years old. 1803 Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 31 Aug. To be run for, over a handsome course... A purse of forty dollars, free for any horse, mare or gelding, that never won a purse to the amount of 30 dollars. 1829 Times 11 July 2/5 A Free Handicap of 15 sovereigns each, 10 ft., with 30 sovereigns added, for all ages. 1845 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 2 June A rough and ready Kentuckian, who, riding up, a stranger, to a gathering of some fifty or sixty ‘Hoosiers’ or ‘Wolverines’ engaged in a general fracas,..inquired, ‘Gentlemen, is this a free fight?’ 1873 Times 22 Jan. 8/2 There are to be five speakers appointed by previous arrangement, after which there will be a free debate. 1887 Spectator 4 June 759/2 English riots are mere freefights, begun without special premeditation. 1950 N. Coward Diary 7 July (2000) 151 I stood still and waited while a free fight broke out in the gallery. It was very unpleasant and excessively silly. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 16 Nov. 20 She gave up her life of parties after she became the centre of a free fight at a party given by David Tennant. 2006 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 15 Sept. 21 Chant..was the top-ranked two-year-old filly on last season's free handicaps. < as lemmas |
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