单词 | in huckster's hands |
释义 | > as lemmasin huckster's hands (handling) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > loss or gain [phrase] > beyond likelihood of recovery in huckster's hands (handling)1581 beyond repair1657 1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession D iv b We will returne to his wife, who was lefte in hucsters handelyng (as you haue heard). a1592 R. Greene Comicall Hist. Alphonsus (1599) i. sig. B1 The Crowne is lost, and now in hucksters hands. 1687 R. L'Estrange Answer to Let. to Dissenter 21 They are gotten into Hucksters Hands, and there's No coming off without a Scratch'd Face. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew (at cited word) In Huckster's Hands, at a desperate Pass, or Condition, or in a fair way to be lost. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 68 Madam, he shall ne'er have it [sc. a handkerchief] again; 'tis in Hucksters Hands. < as lemmas |
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