| 单词 | a cold coal to blow at |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa cold coal to blow at d. chiefly Scottish. a cold coal to blow at: a hopeless or unprofitable task. Now rare. ΚΠ 1675 Rutherford's Lett. (new ed.) ii. sig. Gg If your exercise be the way to Hell, God help me; I have a cold Coal to blow at, and a blank Paper for Heaven. 1704 Acct. Proc. Privy Council Scotl. against D. Baillie 2 His Enemies, I think, would have a Cold Coal to blow at. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 159 ‘Aweel,’ said Cuddie..‘I see but ae gate for't, and that's a cauld coal to blaw at, mither.’ 1836 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 30/1 Notwithstanding all that he had told me, I could not but feel I had only a cold coal to blow at. 1984 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 26 June In this case,..Russell had a rather cold coal to blow at. Santorsola's quasi-serial writing lacked thematic substance. < as lemmas |
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