| 单词 | in grips |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin grips c. at grips = to be at handgrips at handgrip n. 1: in close combat; hand to hand with. Similarly, to come to grips: to come to close quarters. in grips: in custody. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > contend [verb (intransitive)] > engage in hostile encounter counter1330 encounter1555 to come to grips1640 to come to gripesa1645 buckle?1650 to lock horns (also antlers)1850 face1922 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > under arrest [phrase] > in custody in grips1818 society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [phrase] > at close quarters hand to hand?a1400 at hand1565 to meet at hard edge1591 close quarters1809 at grips1857 corps à corps1890 1640 S. Rutherford Lett. (1894) ccxciv. 593 When ye come to grips with death, the king of terrors. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 109 You and I will..see him in grips or we are done wi' him. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days (1871) ii. iii. 248 At grips with self and the devil. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona iv. 43 I saw we were come to grips at last. 1895 Sat. Rev. 21 Sept. 366/2 The British farmer..is now at grips with world-wide competition. < as lemmas |
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