单词 | of the first chin |
释义 | > as lemmasof the first chin d. Phrases. †to hold up by the chin: to keep from sinking, support. †of the first chin: with the beard just beginning to grow. up to the chin: reaching to the chin; deeply immersed in. keep your chin up, often elliptically chin up, do not succumb to depression; also chin(s)-up used attributively; to take it (or life) on the chin (from Pugilism), to meet misfortune courageously; to withstand a severe blow, irrespective of one's feelings. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [verb (transitive)] lasteOE i-hentc1225 uphold?c1225 upbeara1300 sustainc1300 understand13.. uplift1338 maintainc1350 supporta1393 underset1395 buttressc1400 supprise1447 bolster1508 stay1526 stay1526 undershore?a1534 underpropa1535 to hold up by the chin1546 back1548 suborn1548 suffult?c1550 upshore?1567 shoulder1577 upstay1600 underwrite1609 abone1622 crutch1641 float1823 backstop1956 the world > life > the body > hair > hair on lower part of face > [adjective] > beard > first growth of of the first chin1546 iulana1627 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > utter > utterly all outc1300 out and outc1300 at all devicec1385 to devicec1385 right out?1543 up to the chin1546 up to the eyes1607 upsy Friese1609 up to the (or one's) eyebrowsa1627 all hollow1762 (immersed, steeped) to the lipsa1822 all ends up1850 fair and square1870 right spang1884 to the wide1895 a (also one) hundred per cent1911 the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > be constant or steadfast [verb (intransitive)] > endure without giving way bearOE sustaina1382 dreec1400 to bear, hold tack1580 to stick out1677 to tough it (out)1830 to keep (carry, have) a stiff upper lip1837 to take it (or life) on the chin1928 to hang in1969 the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [phrase] > exhortation to be cheerful to keep one's pecker up1845 keep your chin up1938 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. v. sig. Bii He must nedes swym, that is holde vp by the chyn. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 222/1 Yet they remaine vnpunnished, yea they are holden vp by the chinne to harden them in their wickednesse. c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) v. 1706 The richer sort doe stand vp to the chin In delicates. 1630 J. Shirley Gratefull Seruant iii. iv Your weak gallants of the first chin..will brag what ladies they have brought to their obedience. 1638 Earl of Strafford Let. 7 Aug. (1739) II. 195 A languishing Purpose to hold me up by the Chin,..for as long as I may be of Use to these Affairs. 1928 J. P. McEvoy Show Girl ix. 129 Jack Milton won't kick in another nickel. And we're going to take it on the chin for five thousand down here this week. 1931 Daily Express 22 Sept. 3/4 ‘We are not paying out against sterling,’ chanted the cashier. Elderly Englishmen of the retired colonel type took it on the chin. 1938 P. Gallico Confessions of Story Writer (1946) 226 Keep your chin up. I get the picture. 1939 I. Baird Waste Heritage xix. 263 Keep your chin up honey. 1946 F. Sargeson That Summer 108 Terry said chin up. 1958 Spectator 13 June 761/1 They scoffed at the President's chins-up speeches. 1960 D. Lytton Goddam White Man i. 39 I liked the Williams' because of the way they took life on the chin. 1961 John o' London's 6 July 29/1 Their passivity suggested to me a definite chin-up attitude. < 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。