单词 | sand in one's craw |
释义 | > as lemmassand in one's craw b. Chiefly U.S. Firmness of purpose; pluck, stamina. sand in one's craw. Cf. grit n.1 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > stoicism > [noun] stoicism1630 grit1825 pecker1845 sand1867 stiff-upper-lippery1961 stiffupperlippishness1973 the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] > capacity for moral effort or endurance thildc950 strengthOE dureec1330 rankc1400 tolerance1412 adamant1445 toleration1531 validity1578 durance1579 bent1604 strongness1650 duress1651 strength1667 durableness1740 stamina1803 willpower1842 backbone1843 thewness1860 sand1867 upbearing1885 wiriness1892 gut1893 sisu1926 1867 G. W. Harris Sut Lovingood 102 I tell yu he hes lots ove san' in his gizzard; he is the best pluck I ever seed. 1872 Newton Kansan 5 Dec. 3/3 We hope to see Mr. Pettibone with sufficient ‘sand in his craw’ for this new position [sc. police judge]. 1874 B. Harte in N.Y. Times 28 June 2/7 Blank me if I didn't think he was losing his sand, till he walked to position. 1881 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. in Notes & Queries 6th Ser. 5 65/2 Sand. To have ‘sand in one's craw’; to be determined and plucky. Equivalent to ‘grit’. 1883 E. Ingersoll in Harper's Mag. Jan. 202 Good, solid man he was, too, with heaps of sand in him. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn viii. 65 When I got to camp I warn't feeling very brash, there warn't much sand in my craw. 1924 J. Galsworthy Forest iv. ii. 120 By Jove, Mr. Farrell, there's sand in you. Tell me, isn't he ever ashamed of himself? 1933 J. Buchan Prince of Captivity iii. i. 264 A plain face with nothing showy about it, but all the horse-sense and sand in the world. 1954 ‘W. Henry’ Death of Legend 4 You losing your sand, Buck? < as lemmas |
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