| 单词 | more than one's ears are worth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmore than (also as much as) one's ears are worth (b) more than (also as much as) one's ears are worth: indicating the extreme foolhardiness of a course of action. Now archaic. ΚΠ 1707 tr. M. Alemán Life Guzman d’Alfarache II. ii. i. 3 Who durst say they are not Men of Honour? Is it not as much as a Man's Ears are worth? 1732 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Blunderer i. 37 in Sel. Comedies III It's a Secret which is as much as my Ears are worth, should it be discover'd. 1853 Graham's Mag. June 683/1 When I was a child, it would have been as much as my ears were worth to have spoken that way to either of my parents. 1899 J. F. Fraser Round World on Wheel xxvi. 325 It would be more than your ears are worth to call on a big mandarin in other costume than the Emperor decides to be seasonable. 1996 R. Jordan Crown of Swords xvi. 297 Forgiveness, please. lt's more than my ears are worth if I don't bring him straight away. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。