英语词汇“never let the sun go down on something or someone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(ii) to let the sun go down (also set) on (something or someone) (and variants): to fail to attend to (a task, duty, person, etc.) before the day is over; to put off until the next day. Also: to give up on or relinquish. Usually in negative contexts, in imperative phrases, as never (also don't) let the sun go down on something or someone.

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1833 Mil. & Naval Mag. U.S. July 280 All were full of wrath and the spirit of retaliation; and many thought it would be well not to let the sun go down on their high temperature, but to strike while the iron was hottest.

1870 Evangelical Repository & United Presbyterian Rev. Sept. 268 Never let the sun go down on a prayerless day.

1872 J. P. Smith Married Belle viii. 109 You didn't ought to let her in there, Kitty... It won't be easy to get her out again, I can tell you—don't you let the sun go down on her.

1885 Oldhallian 5 131 Never ought we to allow the sun to set on England's dominions!

1905 Successful Poultry Jrnl. June 42/2 Never let the sun go down on duties undone. Start tomorrow with a clean slate—don't be handicapped by left-overs from today.

1906 Med. Council (Philadelphia, Pa.) Oct. 326/2 A physician..leaving her with a torn perineum unrepaired is culpable. Never let the sun go down on a torn perineum.

1974 ‘E. John’ & B. Taupin (title of song) Don't let the sun go down on me.

1977 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 16 Dec. The..Conservative Government..blocking a private member's bill that would have allowed the sun to set on special voting privileges in Ontario enjoyed by citizens of the British Commonwealth.

2013 St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) (Nexis) 23 Aug. Year after year we let the sun go down on dreams because we can't take time.

单词	never let the sun go down on something or someone
释义	> as lemmas never (also don't) let the sun go down on something or someone (ii) to let the sun go down (also set) on (something or someone) (and variants): to fail to attend to (a task, duty, person, etc.) before the day is over; to put off until the next day. Also: to give up on or relinquish. Usually in negative contexts, in imperative phrases, as never (also don't) let the sun go down on something or someone. ΚΠ 1833 Mil. & Naval Mag. U.S. July 280 All were full of wrath and the spirit of retaliation; and many thought it would be well not to let the sun go down on their high temperature, but to strike while the iron was hottest. 1870 Evangelical Repository & United Presbyterian Rev. Sept. 268 Never let the sun go down on a prayerless day. 1872 J. P. Smith Married Belle viii. 109 You didn't ought to let her in there, Kitty... It won't be easy to get her out again, I can tell you—don't you let the sun go down on her. 1885 Oldhallian 5 131 Never ought we to allow the sun to set on England's dominions! 1905 Successful Poultry Jrnl. June 42/2 Never let the sun go down on duties undone. Start tomorrow with a clean slate—don't be handicapped by left-overs from today. 1906 Med. Council (Philadelphia, Pa.) Oct. 326/2 A physician..leaving her with a torn perineum unrepaired is culpable. Never let the sun go down on a torn perineum. 1974 ‘E. John’ & B. Taupin (title of song) Don't let the sun go down on me. 1977 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 16 Dec. The..Conservative Government..blocking a private member's bill that would have allowed the sun to set on special voting privileges in Ontario enjoyed by citizens of the British Commonwealth. 2013 St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) (Nexis) 23 Aug. Year after year we let the sun go down on dreams because we can't take time. extracted from sunn.¹ < as lemmas
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