| 单词 | in ale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin (one's) ale P3. in (one's) ale: while drinking ale; under the influence of ale; drunk. Cf. in one's cups at cup n. 10. historical and rare after 17th cent. ΚΠ c1450 C. d'Orleans Poems (1941) 104 For folk say short song is good in ale. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xii. 110 (MED) What, art thou in ayll? 1599 J. Danyell Let. 1 Dec. in Cal. MSS Marquis of Salisbury (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1902) (modernized text) IX. 404 Understanding by some of my country footmen in their ale that there are certain books [etc.]. 1613 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Coxcomb v. i, in Wks. (1750) IX. 223 This honest Weaver Being a little mellow in his Ale. 1645 W. Bagwell Distressed Merchant xvii. 35 He that will beleeve every tale, And make mad bargaines, when he's in his Ale. 1673 J. Phillips Maronides v. 121 O Jove of whom I never fail, To speak kind words, though in my Ale. 2001 A. Grey Never Bride (2010) ix. 155 I'll find you the next time you're walking past a narrow alley,..or so deep in your ale that you can't see straight. < as lemmas |
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