单词 | in diffs |
释义 | > as lemmasin diffs in diffs: in trouble or difficulty, esp. of a financial nature. Also similarly into diffs. ΚΠ a1839 T. H. Bayly Songs, Ballads & Other Poems (1844) II. 175 A gent. in diffs, a gent. in diffs! what, what's he to do? 1860 R. Nicholson Autobiogr. vi. 52 He got into ‘diffs’, and his residence was divided between the King's Bench and the Fleet Prison. 1903 Lady's Realm 14 36/1 The Mall..was gradually left to gentlemen in ‘diffs’ who meditated on better days. 1984 P. Haines Diamond Waterfall ii. 29 ‘Have you some savings?’ I asked her. ‘For a week or two. And then I shall be in diffs.’ 2001 Fortnight June 21/1 The house is in diffs again, increasingly aloof from the indigenous pool of talented actors, writers and directors. < as lemmas |
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