| 单词 | a man or a mouse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa man or a mouse g. a man or a mouse (also man or mouse): (originally) †a successful person or a failure (obsolete); (in later use) a courageous person or a coward. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > there is much success [phrase] > succeed or fail sink or swima1538 a man or a mouse1541 1541 Schole House of Women sig. B.iii Feare not she sayeth, vnto her spouse A man or a mouse, whyther be ye. a1640 F. Beaumont et al. Loves Cure ii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Rrrrrv/2 Your Father has committed you to my charge, and I will make a man, or a mouse on you. 1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn xx The game is made. Red, thirty-two. Now for it, Grog, man or a mouse, my boy. Mouse it is! 1938 Time 30 May 48/3 Are we mice or men? 1975 L. Deighton Yesterday's Spy xxii. 169 She gave a mocking laugh. ‘What are you?.. A man or a mouse?’ 1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men xxxi. 242 ‘Who's game?’ ‘It'll be fuckin' freezin',’ said McClean. ‘So. Are ye a man or a mouse?’ < as lemmas |
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