单词 | ka thee |
释义 | > as lemmaska thee A word found only in the phrases ka me, ka thee, or ka me and I'll ka (also kob) thee, which imply mutual help, service, flattery, or the like. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > co-operation > mutual co-operation [phrase] ka me and I'll ka (also kob) thee1550 you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours1704 1550 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue (new ed.) i. xi. sig. Ciiv Ka me, ka the, one good tourne askth an other. 1595 T. Lodge Fig for Momus Sat. i. B ij b To keepe this rule, kaw me and I kaw thee. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. v. 522 Now nature stoode ever on this pointe, Kae me Ile kae thee. 1605 G. Chapman et al. Eastward Hoe ii. sig. B4v K. mee, k. thee. runnes through Court and Countrey. Secu. Well said..These K's ope the doores to all this worldes felicitie. 1608 R. Armin Nest of Ninnies sig. E1v But kay me Ile kay thee, giue mee an inch to day Ile giue thee an ell to morrow. a1639 T. Dekker et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) ii. i. 18 If you'll be so kinde to ka me one good turn, I'll be so courteous to kob you another. 1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. Gv Turn'd into Jackdaw, and grew as black as a Crow, Filching, and Kaw me and Ile Kaw thee, ever after. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 227 Kae me, and I'll kae thee; Spoken when great People invite and feast one another, and neglect the Poor. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words ‘Kaa me, kaa thee’, or ‘Kaa mee an' aa'll kaa thee’, a common saying. < as lemmas |
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