| 单词 | out of one's system |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of one's system P1. out of one's system (a) removed from one's body or vital functions; (b) no longer preoccupying or obsessing the mind, esp. as a result of being indulged to the point of satiety. Cf. sense 5b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > get or be rid of > specifically a thing > a preoccupation out of one's system1866 1866 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 151/1 The diphtheria itself was quite out of her system. 1888 E. M. Aveling tr. Enemy of Society iv, in H. Ellis Pillars of Society 285 You haven't work'd the vulgarity out of your system, and fought your way up to spiritual distinction. 1908 R. Bagot Anthony Cuthbert xxiii. 300 It is extraordinary how long it takes to get those malarial fevers out of the system. 1911 G. Stratton-Porter Harvester xviii. 430 Let me finish... Let me get this out of my system. 1925 Lima (Ohio) News 1 Dec. 7/4 Thoxine..stops fever, chilliness and achiness, and quickly drives it all out of the system. 1970 New Yorker 17 Oct. 39/1 By the time I put a couple of drinks under my belt, I worked the whole thing out of my system. 2010 Mizz 18 Mar. 11/1 After a quarrel with my boyfriend, I texted my friend to get it out of my system—calling him every name under the sun. < as lemmas |
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