| 单词 | head and ears |
| 释义 | > as lemmashead and ears (b) In the forms head and ears, head over ears in same sense (chiefly figurative).With head over ears, cf. head over heels at Phrases 3i(c). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > depth [phrase] > in something to specific depth up to the shoes1518 over head and ears?1521 head and ears1576 mid-rib deep1697 (immersed, steeped) to the lipsa1822 up to one's (also the) armpits1869 the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > altogether, entirely, or completely bedenec1175 all outc1300 downrightc1330 downrightsc1330 at alla1375 whole together1551 in all sorts1559 right out1578 clear1600 neck and heels1647 to rights1663 head over ears1774 neck and crop1791 fair and square1870 in total1965 the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > in love [phrase] > deeply in love over head and ears1690 head and ears1809 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > completely involved [phrase] over head and ears1663 head over heels1710 head over ears1920 1576 A. Fleming tr. Erasmus in Panoplie Epist. 353 That Man..should lye..and shrowde himselfe, head and eares, in slouthfulnesse. 1660 J. Harding tr. Paracelsus Archidoxis i. 100 They..are sunk Head and Ears in the glory of the World. 1675 O. Wills Vindiciæ Vindiciarum sig. F3 To plunge Men head and ears under Water. 1774 J. Morrison Advantages of Alliance with Great Mogul 93 The English..cannot at present afford to pay even a single shilling of dividend, without plunging head over ears in debt. 1809 T. Hill Marmion Travestied iii. 105 One who was head and ears in love. 1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 62 He intended..to take a third individual to a horse-pond..and duck him head and ears three times. 1887 C. Fothergill Enthusiast II. 95 He was head over ears in debt when he married her. a1908 J. S. Lamar in L. L. Knight Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, & Legends (1914) II. xxxii. 262 Strong arms..would duck him head and ears in the water. 1920 J. D. Beresford Imperfect Mother vi. 240 I don't want you to fall head over ears in love with her, and make yourself utterly miserable. 1946 U. Pope-Hennessy C. Dickens xxiii. 351 He falls head over ears in love with Dora Spenlow. 2011 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 11 May They left this country head and ears in debt. < as lemmas |
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