| 单词 | one's breeches make buttons |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone's breeches make buttons P1. coarse slang. one's arse, etc., makes buttons: one is extremely worried or frightened. Similarly one's breeches make buttons. Also to make buttons: (of a person) to be extremely worried or frightened.With reference to an act of involuntary defecation: cf. sense 11 and to shit oneself at shit v. 3a. ΚΠ ?c1565 Iacke Iugeler (new ed.) sig. B.iii His arse makith buttens now, and who lustith to feale Shall find his hart creping out at his heele. 1575 R. B. Apius & Virginia sig. B.ij Well I must begon, there is no remedy For feare my tayle makes buttons, by mine honesty. 1641 R. Brathwait Mercurius Britanicus i. sig. B They are in such danger, that as they say their breeches make buttons. 1662 A. Brome Rump (new ed.) 184 This Day a great Fart in the House they did hear, Which made all the Members make Buttons for fear. 1702 J. Tutchin Mouse grown Rat 23 My Breech began to make Buttons; I dream't of nothing but Impeachments, Attainders, Poll-Axes and Gibbets. 1848 J. Boyce Shandy M'Guire xi. 162 ‘I'll blow the sowl out i' ye.’ ‘Well..I was makin' buttons when I hard that.’ 1985 A. Innaurato Coming of Age in Soho 21 (Patricia shifts nervously.) Pasquale. It's fun bantering with you like this, Bucky, but my sister's standing there makin' buttons. 2012 D. O'Donnell Locked Ward (2013) vi. 53 My arse making buttons, I stalked off up the corridor. < as lemmas |
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