英语词汇“a bit of mutton”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

h. In various colloq. and slang uses containing a bit of = a small amount or a small specimen of (see quots.). So a bit of blood: a mettlesome horse; a bit of cavalry: a horse; a bit of muslin: see muslin n. 5; similarly a bit of fluff, a bit of goods, a bit of mutton (see fluff n.¹ 1d, mutton n. 4); to take a bit of doing: see doing n. Phrases; not a bit of it = not a bit at sense 5). Also to do one's bit: to play one's part; to fulfil one's responsibilities or obligations; to make one's contribution to a cause or the like, esp. by serving in the armed forces.

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1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 3 Nothing now is to be seen but bred horses; every apprentice must bestride a bit of blood.

1819 T. Moore Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress (ed. 3) 11 A showy, but hot and unsound, bit of blood.

1821 ‘W. T. Moncrieff’ Tom & Jerry i. vi, I shall here buy a bit of cavalry—that is a prad.

a1827 W. Hickey Mem. (1960) xx. 329 If you be a lord, it must be a bit of bastard business.

1828 Subaltern's Log Bk. II. 164, I entered the house in great spirits, fancying myself, to make use of a slang phrase, a very good bit of stuff.

1844 Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxvi. 421 We rather put the bits of blood upon their mettle.

1847 A. S. Mayhew & H. Mayhew Greatest Plague of Life vii. 86 When the conceited bit of goods came after the situation, she looked so clean, tidy, and respectable.

1853 C. R. Read Austral. Gold Fields 123 A good paddock, in which are a few bits of blood.

1853–4 C. Lever Dodd Family Abroad xxii, ‘I'm sorry’, said he, ‘that the “bit of stiff”’, meaning the bill, ‘wasn't for five thousand francs’.

1854 C. J. Lever Dodd Family Abroad xxii, ‘I'm sorry,’ said he, ‘that the “bit of stiff”,’ meaning the bill, ‘wasn't for five thousand francs.’

1855 Harper's Mag. May 791/1 ‘She is too good for me, or for the world!’ ‘Not a bit of it, Philip.’

1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 84 Bit-of-Stuff, overdressed man; a man with full confidence in his appearance and abilities; a young woman, who is also called a bit of muslin.

1882 Papers for People 7 June 102 The convicts almost to a man set such a high value on a ‘bit of leaf’.

1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang Bit of blood, a spirited horse that has some blood. Bit of cavalry, a saddle horse. Bit of leaf (prison), a small quantity of tobacco. Bit of mutton (common), a nice woman, generally in a questionable sense... Bit of sticks (sporting), a copse... Bits of stiff (popular), bank notes.

1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 13 Apr. 4/3 The generosity with which ‘the industrial classes’ audience applaud you if they think you have ‘done your bit’ heartily.

1911 R. Kipling in Windsor Mag. Aug. 261/2 ‘He's a raging blight!’ ‘Not a bit of it,’ said Stalky cheerfully.

1915 Punch 12 May 362/1 For these our Army does its bit.

1917 Ladies' Home Jrnl. June 78/2 Every man beyond the military age can and should do his ‘bit’.

1919 J. Galsworthy Saint's Progress iii. ii. §2 These young women are ‘doing their bit’, as you call it; bringing refreshments to all those who are serving their country.

1919 M. A. von Arnim Christopher & Columbus xxx. 394 Those cunning little bits of youngness, the Twinkler sisters.

1919 G. B. Shaw (title) Augustus does his bit.

1932 T. S. Eliot Sweeney Agonistes 18 Yes we did our bit, as you folks say, I'll tell the world we got the Hun on the run.

1957 Listener 24 Oct. 671/1 The B.B.C. has done its bit to restore the balance.

单词	a bit of mutton
释义	> as lemmas a bit of mutton h. In various colloq. and slang uses containing a bit of = a small amount or a small specimen of (see quots.). So a bit of blood: a mettlesome horse; a bit of cavalry: a horse; a bit of muslin: see muslin n. 5; similarly a bit of fluff, a bit of goods, a bit of mutton (see fluff n.¹ 1d, mutton n. 4); to take a bit of doing: see doing n. Phrases; not a bit of it = not a bit at sense 5). Also to do one's bit: to play one's part; to fulfil one's responsibilities or obligations; to make one's contribution to a cause or the like, esp. by serving in the armed forces. ΚΠ 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 3 Nothing now is to be seen but bred horses; every apprentice must bestride a bit of blood. 1819 T. Moore Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress (ed. 3) 11 A showy, but hot and unsound, bit of blood. 1821 ‘W. T. Moncrieff’ Tom & Jerry i. vi, I shall here buy a bit of cavalry—that is a prad. a1827 W. Hickey Mem. (1960) xx. 329 If you be a lord, it must be a bit of bastard business. 1828 Subaltern's Log Bk. II. 164, I entered the house in great spirits, fancying myself, to make use of a slang phrase, a very good bit of stuff. 1844 Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxvi. 421 We rather put the bits of blood upon their mettle. 1847 A. S. Mayhew & H. Mayhew Greatest Plague of Life vii. 86 When the conceited bit of goods came after the situation, she looked so clean, tidy, and respectable. 1853 C. R. Read Austral. Gold Fields 123 A good paddock, in which are a few bits of blood. 1853–4 C. Lever Dodd Family Abroad xxii, ‘I'm sorry’, said he, ‘that the “bit of stiff”’, meaning the bill, ‘wasn't for five thousand francs’. 1854 C. J. Lever Dodd Family Abroad xxii, ‘I'm sorry,’ said he, ‘that the “bit of stiff”,’ meaning the bill, ‘wasn't for five thousand francs.’ 1855 Harper's Mag. May 791/1 ‘She is too good for me, or for the world!’ ‘Not a bit of it, Philip.’ 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 84 Bit-of-Stuff, overdressed man; a man with full confidence in his appearance and abilities; a young woman, who is also called a bit of muslin. 1882 Papers for People 7 June 102 The convicts almost to a man set such a high value on a ‘bit of leaf’. 1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang Bit of blood, a spirited horse that has some blood. Bit of cavalry, a saddle horse. Bit of leaf (prison), a small quantity of tobacco. Bit of mutton (common), a nice woman, generally in a questionable sense... Bit of sticks (sporting), a copse... Bits of stiff (popular), bank notes. 1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 13 Apr. 4/3 The generosity with which ‘the industrial classes’ audience applaud you if they think you have ‘done your bit’ heartily. 1911 R. Kipling in Windsor Mag. Aug. 261/2 ‘He's a raging blight!’ ‘Not a bit of it,’ said Stalky cheerfully. 1915 Punch 12 May 362/1 For these our Army does its bit. 1917 Ladies' Home Jrnl. June 78/2 Every man beyond the military age can and should do his ‘bit’. 1919 J. Galsworthy Saint's Progress iii. ii. §2 These young women are ‘doing their bit’, as you call it; bringing refreshments to all those who are serving their country. 1919 M. A. von Arnim Christopher & Columbus xxx. 394 Those cunning little bits of youngness, the Twinkler sisters. 1919 G. B. Shaw (title) Augustus does his bit. 1932 T. S. Eliot Sweeney Agonistes 18 Yes we did our bit, as you folks say, I'll tell the world we got the Hun on the run. 1957 Listener 24 Oct. 671/1 The B.B.C. has done its bit to restore the balance. extracted from bitn.² < as lemmas
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