英语词汇“get on one's legs”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(i) gen. Frequently in to get on (also †upon) one's legs and variants. Cf. foot n. and int. Phrases 2a(a), to get on one's feet at get v. Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise or be standing [verb (intransitive)]

standOE

to get on (also upon) one's legs1578

raise1884

1578 M. Tyler tr. D. Ortúñez de Calahorra Mirrour Princely Deedes xxxiv. sig. N.v The Gyant being of greate courage, and enforcing himselfe to indure the remnaunt, got on his legges, and..awayted Rosicleer.

1622 L. Digges tr. G. de Céspedes y Meneses Gerardo i. iii. 146 Had not our Gentleman beene on his legges,..and his whole selfe leaning to the Barke of a greene Willow, doubtlesse his fancie might (as a fained dreame) haue shaped, the Cottage, Shepheard, Voice, and Song.

1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 22 He was obliged to be on his legs the whole day.

1862 G. Borrow Wild Wales III. xiii. 126 Instantly the hound started upon his legs.

1969 A. Fugard Boesman & Lena (1971) ii. 55 Come!.. On your legs! We're going.

2009 P. Saris-Bertelsmann tr. F. W. Saris Darwin Meets Einstein 43 Ivan had a huge bottle of vodka at his mouth and emptied it in one gulp. Minutes later he could not stand on his legs anymore.

(ii) spec. for the purpose of speaking in public, esp. to argue for or against an opinion, action, etc. Frequently in to get on (also upon) one's (hind) legs and variants.

ΚΠ

1705 Observator 31 Jan. At last a worthy City Mouse stood up on its hind Legs, and made a Proposal how it should be done.

1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man ii. 24 When he speaks upon his legs, by the lord he's prodigious.

1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) I. xii. 230 Mr. Pitt upon his legs in the House of Commons, charged [etc.].

1801 G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 321 We found Mr. Sheridan on his legs, moving the adjournment of the House to Monday, to get rid of Mr. Nicholl's motion.

1832 J. P. Collier Diary 18 Feb. in Old Man's Diary (1871) 24 Mathews and his wife (who only appeared once for a few minutes) were quite upon their hind legs.

1887 J. R. Lowell Democracy & Other Addr. 30 Before the authorized and responsible debaters get on their legs.

1925 V. Woolf Mrs. Dalloway 114 Solemnly Richard Dalloway got on his hind legs and said that no decent man ought to read Shakespeare's sonnets.

1964 J. Masters Trial at Monomoy i. 26 That's why I'm on my hind legs now, asking you folks to keep calm.

2005 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Sept. 13 So it's a bit rich chums to watch the PM getting upon his hind legs and receiving an ovation for all that.

单词	get on one's legs
释义	> as lemmas to get on (also †upon) one's legs (i) gen. Frequently in to get on (also †upon) one's legs and variants. Cf. foot n. and int. Phrases 2a(a), to get on one's feet at get v. Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise or be standing [verb (intransitive)] standOE to get on (also upon) one's legs1578 raise1884 1578 M. Tyler tr. D. Ortúñez de Calahorra Mirrour Princely Deedes xxxiv. sig. N.v The Gyant being of greate courage, and enforcing himselfe to indure the remnaunt, got on his legges, and..awayted Rosicleer. 1622 L. Digges tr. G. de Céspedes y Meneses Gerardo i. iii. 146 Had not our Gentleman beene on his legges,..and his whole selfe leaning to the Barke of a greene Willow, doubtlesse his fancie might (as a fained dreame) haue shaped, the Cottage, Shepheard, Voice, and Song. 1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 22 He was obliged to be on his legs the whole day. 1862 G. Borrow Wild Wales III. xiii. 126 Instantly the hound started upon his legs. 1969 A. Fugard Boesman & Lena (1971) ii. 55 Come!.. On your legs! We're going. 2009 P. Saris-Bertelsmann tr. F. W. Saris Darwin Meets Einstein 43 Ivan had a huge bottle of vodka at his mouth and emptied it in one gulp. Minutes later he could not stand on his legs anymore. extracted from legn. to get on (also upon) one's (hind) legs (ii) spec. for the purpose of speaking in public, esp. to argue for or against an opinion, action, etc. Frequently in to get on (also upon) one's (hind) legs and variants. ΚΠ 1705 Observator 31 Jan. At last a worthy City Mouse stood up on its hind Legs, and made a Proposal how it should be done. 1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man ii. 24 When he speaks upon his legs, by the lord he's prodigious. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) I. xii. 230 Mr. Pitt upon his legs in the House of Commons, charged [etc.]. 1801 G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 321 We found Mr. Sheridan on his legs, moving the adjournment of the House to Monday, to get rid of Mr. Nicholl's motion. 1832 J. P. Collier Diary 18 Feb. in Old Man's Diary (1871) 24 Mathews and his wife (who only appeared once for a few minutes) were quite upon their hind legs. 1887 J. R. Lowell Democracy & Other Addr. 30 Before the authorized and responsible debaters get on their legs. 1925 V. Woolf Mrs. Dalloway 114 Solemnly Richard Dalloway got on his hind legs and said that no decent man ought to read Shakespeare's sonnets. 1964 J. Masters Trial at Monomoy i. 26 That's why I'm on my hind legs now, asking you folks to keep calm. 2005 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Sept. 13 So it's a bit rich chums to watch the PM getting upon his hind legs and receiving an ovation for all that. extracted from legn. < as lemmas
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