单词 | in a person's lurch |
释义 | > as lemmasin a person's lurch ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > in or into subjection [phrase] > in or to a person's power under (also beneath) the foot (or feet) ofeOE at (also in) the mercy ofa1375 in (also at) (a person's) reverence1596 in a person's lurch1607 at (also occasionally in) mercya1616 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders 195 Hauing him in his lurch and at his lure. 1641 T. Goodwin Tryall Christians Growth i. 126 David, when he had Saul in his lurch, might as easily have cut off his head. a1643 J. Shute Sarah & Hagar (1649) 93 They lose their authority when they come within the lurch of their servants. < as lemmas |
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