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单词 nought is never in danger
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nought is never in danger
b. nought is never in danger: that which is worthless escapes destruction; the person who is worthless survives and prospers. Obsolete.See earlier examples s.v. naught pron. 1.
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1815 D. Humphreys Yankey in Eng. i. 21 I'm a figure tu; a nine without a tail to it, which proves, du what you will, I'm not in danger; for, they say, nought is never in danger.
1836 C. Dibdin Wild Man i. 10 After being tossed about like a cork in a kennel, two days and two nights, here we are at last like two pretty babes in a wood. However, we somehow get through every thing; but, then, ‘Nought's never in danger’.
1853 R. S. Surtees Sponge's Sporting Tour xi. lx. 344 ‘He was nearly killed last time.’.. ‘Oh, nought's never in danger!’ observed Bob Spangles.
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