| 单词 | out of suits with |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of suits with c. out of suits with: out of favour with. Now rare.Perhaps arising as a figurative extension of a literal use meaning ‘not in the uniform or livery of’ (cf. Phrases 1b(b)), but such use is apparently unattested. In later use apparently only occurring in echoes of Shakespeare's use in quot. a1616, in the phrase out of suits with fortune. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > disadvantageously [phrase] > not favoured by out of suits witha1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. ii. 235 One out of suites with fortune. View more context for this quotation 1825 J. Boaden Mem. J. P. Kemble II. 342 He escapes from a gaol in India; and on his return to England, being out of suits with fortune, is arrested at the suit of a tailor. 1966 Times of India 5 Sept. 8 It [sc. a Tamil play] is about a young man out of suits with fortune and dependent on the mercies of others, caught in varying conspiracies of circumstances. < as lemmas |
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