| 单词 | play or pay |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplay or pay c. intransitive. Sport. play or pay: used with reference to a wager in which the backer of a contestant who fails to compete is still liable. Also in play or pay bet. Also figurative and in extended use. Cf. pay-or-play n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet swoopstake1599 by-beta1627 levant1714 even money1732 play or pay bet1738 side bet1769 long shot1796 sweep1849 pay-or-play1853 sweepstake1861 pari-mutuel1868 to go a raker1869 flutter1874 skinner1874 by-wager1886 plunge1888 accumulator1889 saver1891 mutuel1893 quinella1902 parlay1904 Sydney or the bush1924 treble1924 daily double1930 all-up1933 round robin1944 double1951 twin double1960 perfecta1961 pool1963 lose bet1964 tiercé1964 Yankee bet1964 Yankee1967 nap1971 superfecta1971 tricast1972 triple1972 trixie1973 telebetting1974 trifecta1974 over-and-under1975 over-under1981 spread bet1981 1679 T. Shadwell True Widow i. 7 We'll play or pay to morrow at ten.] 1738 J. Cheny Hist. List Horse-matches Run 92 The Match was for 50 Guineas a side, play or pay. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. i. xv. 108 ‘If you have a mind for a Bett,’ cries the Coachman, ‘I will match my spotted Dog with your white Bitch for a hundred, play or pay .’ View more context for this quotation 1795 Sporting Mag. 5 218/2 The latter [sc. the stake-holder], declaring the engagement for play or pay, gave the Two Hundred Pounds to Johnson, as the winner. 1821 Sporting Mag. 9 55 A man gammons himself most truly, if he makes play or pay bets. 1877 H. Smart Play or Pay viii I got a letter to say that the regiment had been wild enough to back me, run or not—play or pay, as it is termed, which means that they will have to pay their money even if I don't run. 1970 J. Didion Play it as it Lays (1971) lxiii. 163 You've been around a long time, you know what it is, it's play-or-pay. 1992 N.Y. Times 18 Oct. i. 26/3 During the New Hampshire primary campaign early this year, Mr. Clinton was seen as a supporter of ‘play or pay’ proposals, under which employers must ‘play’, by providing health insurance, or pay a tax to enroll their workers in a public program. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。