单词 | much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of |
释义 | > as lemmasmuch water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of ΚΠ 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. v. sig. Hivv Much water go by the myll, That the myller knoweth not of. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. i. 86 More water glideth by the mill Than wots the Miller of. View more context for this quotation 1666 G. Torriano Proverbial Phrases 2/2 in Piazza Universale Much water passeth by the Mill, that the Miller is not aware of. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 256 Mickle Water goes by that the Miller wats not of. That is, People who have much among their Hands, will have Things broken, lost, and purloyned, of which they will not be sensible. < as lemmas |
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