| 单词 | hell hath no fury |
| 释义 | > as lemmashell hath no fury (like a woman scorned) d. hell hath no fury (like a woman scorned) and variants. Cf. also woman scorned n. at woman n. Phrases 3c. ΚΠ 1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride iii. i. 41 Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd. 1816 E. Thomas Purity of Heart viii. 132 Yes, I will publish, I will print, I will sell; yes, every thing shall be exposed... Hell has no fury like a woman scorned; I don't care for decency. 1886 M. H. E. Bates Chamber over Gate xxvi. 363 You know ‘Hell hath no fury’, etc. If your wife should ever wake up to the true state of the case..I'm afraid she'd be an ugly customer. 1923 Modesto (Calif.) Evening News 5 Dec. Hell hath no fury like a woman when you track mud into her house. 1940 G. H. Coxe Glass Triangle x. 126 If you really want to know who could have wanted to kill him, you might as well start with me... You've heard that one about hell having no fury like a woman scorned? Well, that was me. 1973 I. Murdoch Black Prince 330 ‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.’ In a way I might have been flattered. 1999 S. Turow Personal Injuries 389 Hell hath no fury. She's sky-high cause I gave her two weeks' notice. 2007 Mirror (Nexis) 17 May 14 They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, well Katie has the bit between her teeth and she's on the war path. < as lemmas |
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