单词 | paws off |
释义 | > as lemmaspaws off c. paws off: = hands off int.Earliest in †paws off, Caesar and (esp.) paws off, Pompey, Caesar and Pompey formerly being popular names for dogs (see Pompey n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [phrase] > do not interfere paws off1760 1760 A. Murphy Way to keep Him 4 Will. Come and kiss me, you jade, come and kiss me. Muslin. Paws off, Cæsar. 1803 Cartoon 16 Apr. in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1947) VIII. 138 I ax pardon Master Boney, but as we says Paws off Pompey, we keep this little Spot to Ourselves. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful I. xii. 212 Although she liked to be noticed so far by the other chaps, yet Ben was the only one she ever wished to be handled by—it was ‘Paws off, Pompey’, with all the rest. 1932 S. Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm xx. 276 He was just reaching out in a dreamy, absent kind of way..when Mrs Beetle gave a sharp dab at his hand, exclaiming: ‘Paws off, Pompey!’ 2003 Contra Costa (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 25 Sept. f4 The kiss... It's..the easiest way to announce to anyone within viewing distance, ‘Paws off! This one's with me!’. < as lemmas |
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