| 单词 | safety in numbers |
| 释义 | > as lemmassafety in numbers P3. Proverb. safety in numbers.Cf. Proverbs 11:14 ‘In the multitude of counsellors there is safetie.’ ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or security > safety gained from company safety in numbers1768 1768 E. Weston Family Disc. ix. 180 Those, who take Comfort from the First Supposition..do in effect imagine that..there is Safety in Numbers. 1816 J. Austen Emma II. i. 2 She determined to call upon them and seek safety in numbers. View more context for this quotation 1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House II. xii. 112 They all came creeping down after her, feeling safety in numbers. 1914 T. Dreiser Titan xvii. 140 Perhaps he was beginning to run around with other women. There was safety in numbers—that she knew. 1941 E. Howie Murder for Christmas xi. 135 The old adage—there's safety in numbers—may very well apply here. 1973 ‘S. Woods’ Yet she must Die 115 ‘Lydia was flirtatious. But nobody took that seriously, least of all the men concerned.’ ‘Safety in numbers, in fact.’ 2007 Esquire Oct. 157/3 The two crews were hoping for safety in numbers—they knew they were taking a big risk passing through Pirate Alley, 30 miles off the coast of Yemen. < as lemmas |
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