| 单词 | a cow's thumb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto a cow's thumb b. †to a cow's thumb: to a nicety. †brown cow: humorous name for a barrel of beer. the cow with the iron tail: i.e. the pump. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adverb] > strictly strait1338 smally1340 at point devicec1390 point-devicec1425 precisely1526 to the point device1542 just1549 rigorously1561 by the square1570 curiously1573 by point device1575 in print1576 to a tittle1597 nicelya1616 to a hair's breadtha1616 point-vice1641 to a nicka1680 to a cow's thumb1681 to a tee1693 narrowly1708 scrupulously1712 to a dot1728 perjinkly1775 to a nicety1795 astringently1866 to a fit1890 1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia Generalis 404 To a cows thumb, ad amussim. 1685 H. More Cursory Refl. 27 Mr. Gadbury..will rectifie the Time to a Cows Thumb. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical iii. 31 You may fit yourself to a Cows-Thumb among the Spaniards. a1704 T. Brown Bantering Declam. in Wks. (1707) I. i. 59 Since you see it is as plain as a Cows Thumb. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. ii. Prol. The auld anes think it best With the brown cow to clear their een. 1798 J. Middleton View Agric. Middlesex 337 A considerable cow-keeper in Surrey has a pump of this kind, which goes by the name of the famous black cow..and is said to yield more than all the rest put together. 1886 All Year Round 14 Aug. 33 The cow with the iron tail is still milked a great deal in London. to a cow's thumb i. to get one's thumb out of (a person's) mouth, to escape from, to get out of the clutches of. †the finger next one's thumb, one's closest friend. So †to be finger and thumb, to be on intimate terms. †a thumb under the girdle: an expression denoting reserve or unsociableness. †to a cow's thumb, exactly, perfectly, to a hair. there's my thumb (Scottish), in asseveration, in allusion to the practice of licking the thumb in sealing a bargain; see thumb-licking n. at Compounds 5. above one's thumb (Scottish), beyond one's reach or ability. to fash one's thumb (Scottish), to put oneself out, to worry or concern oneself. to clap, put, or keep the thumb on (Scottish), to keep secret. to whistle on one's thumb (Scottish): cf. to pipe in an ivy-leaf at ivy-leaf n. a. as easy as kiss my thumb. to have a green thumb: see green thumb n. at green adj. and n.1 Compounds 1d(a). to stick out like a sore thumb: see sore adj.1 9e. See also rule of thumb n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > escape from the clutches of slip1390 to clap, put, or keep the thumb on1481 to make a loose from1669 slip1898 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close or intimate friend > one's closest friend the finger next one's thumb1481 bestie1991 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [phrase] > not affable at (the) staves end (also staff-endc1374 a thumb under the girdle1607 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > be good friends > be on intimate terms to be finger and thumb1736 the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [phrase] > beyond one's powers to do or attain above one's thumb1766 above one's bend1835 no can do1868 beyond one's grasp1871 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > make oneself anxious [verb (reflexive)] vex?a1425 to fash one's thumb1786 ruck1874 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep quiet about [phrase] to keep or hold (a matter) counsel (later in counsela1400 to keep secret1399 to keep (something) dark1532 to draw a veil over1582 not to tell one's shirt1586 to keep one's (own) counsel1604 to put (also keep) in one's pocketa1616 to name no names1692 to make a secret of1738 to keep (‥) snug1778 to clap, put, or keep the thumb on1825 to wash one's dirty linen at home, in public1867 to hold back1956 to sweep (also brush, kick, etc.) (something) under the rug1956 to get it off one's chest1961 to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet1963 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 47 I shal by my wille neuer more come in the kynges daunger, I haue now goten my thombe out of his mouth. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 18v In that thou crauest my aide, assure thy selfe I wil be the finger next the thumbe. 1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse 130 Wee count a melancholicke man..the aqua-fortis of merry company, a thumb vnder the girdle. 1614 T. Overbury et al. Characters in Wife now Widdow sig. E3v They call the thombe vnder the girdle grauitie. 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 1 Nov. 1/1 Let him alone, he'l trim their Whiskers, and comb their Perukes for them to a Cows thumb. 1722 A. Ramsay Tale Three Bonnets iii. 23 There's my Thumb That while I breath I'll ne'er beguile ye. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) They are Finger and Thumb, that is, they are so great together, there is no parting them. 1766 A. Nicol Poems Several Subj. 59 Your match is nane aboon your thumb. 1786 R. Burns Poems 30 Speak out an' never fash your thumb. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 130 We'll leave Mr. Sharpitlaw to whistle on his thumb. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited entry) To Put or Clap the Thoum on any thing, to conceal it carefully,..keep it secret. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. Licking of Thumbs, a symbolical mode of indicating that a bargain has been concluded. 1891 A. J. Munby Vulgar Verses 101 I lay it's as easy as kiss-my-thumb, For to have my way wi' her. < as lemmas |
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