| 单词 | one's wits are gone moon-raking |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone's wits are (also have) gone moon-raking The action of ‘raking’ the moon, or engaging in foolish or unprofitable activity. Chiefly figurative in one's wits are (also have) gone moon-raking: used to indicate that a person has lost his or her reason (British regional). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour ribaldyc1330 niceheada1475 simpleness?a1475 foolery1562 motley1575 foolationa1635 simples1637 nonsense1678 follying1818 boobery1829 spoonism1839 moonraking1846 lallygagging1868 bohunkus1918 twattery?1979 1846 G. Croly Mod. Orlando iv. 103 My ‘patent flying steamer for moon-raking’. 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. xvii. 193 As soon as ever it was known that my wits were gone moon-raking. 1894 H. Caine Manxman i. ix. 43 Have the lad's wits gone moon-raking, I wonder? 1936 A. G. Street (title) Moonraking. 1982 Financial Times 19 July 13 The only real risk capital is the entrepreneur's and I suspect that both Mr Melchor's and Mr Groves' organisations are unknowingly bent on moonraking. < as lemmas |
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