| 单词 | set by the ears |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set by the ears (e) to set by the ears: to put at variance. Formerly frequently with together. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > become at variance with [verb (transitive)] > cause (dissension) > set (people) at variance to-bear971 to cast (in) a bone1498 to set (or fall) at variancec1522 to set by the ears?1566 distract1597 to set outa1610 jarc1615 dissentiate1628 vary1795 ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce 64 Doe they use Bartolus, and Baldus, and such other spill causes to set men togither by the eares? 1645 T. Juxon Jrnl. 18 June (1999) (modernized text) 80 Besides, 'twould have set all together by the'ears at homes [sic] and brought the parliament trouble enough. 1650 A. B. Mutatus Polemo 8 Set the Cavaleer and Presbyter together by the ears. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 1 When hard words..Set Folks together by the ears, And made them fight. 1702 D. Defoe Reformation of Manners i. 306 To set the Town together by the Ears. 1787 B. Franklin Let. 19 Apr. in T. Jefferson Papers (1955) XI. 301 Perpetually endeavouring to set us together by the Ears about Taxes. 1868 M. E. Grant Duff Polit. Surv. 40 Does it [Turkey] fancy that it will obtain security for itself by setting Greek and Bulgarian by the ears? 1882 C. Pebody Eng. Journalism xiii. 94 John Walter..set all the printers in London by the ears with his whim about logographic printing. 1953 M. Irwin Elizabeth & Prince of Spain 34 Parsons' wives, pert and prim, fat and slim, messing up their husband's work, meddling with the parish, setting it all by the ears. 2003 A. Groves Ellie Pride xxxix. 508 Run off with one of the Connolly lads, she has, and set the whole town by the ears, no mistake! to set by the ears to set at ease, at rest, to rest, †in or at peace; †to set at debate, †to set at difference, †to set at a jar, †to set at jars, to set at odds, to set at one, to set at variance, †to set at square, to set at war, to set by the ears, †to set in sunder; to set agog, †to set at gaze, to set astray; to set aglow, to set afire, to set on fire (see fire n. and int. Phrases 2j(b)), to set aflame, to set in flame(s, etc.; to set in array, to set in order, to set in readiness, to set to rights; to set †in effray, †to set on fear; to set at large, to set at leisure, to set at liberty; to set on edge; to set in or on a roar; to set in action, to set in motion, to set in operation; to set at bay, to set at fault, †to set in press, †to set in stay; to set at contempt, to set at defiance; etc.: see also the nouns and adverbs. Also, to set afoot or on foot (see afoot adv. 3, foot n. and int. Phrases 3a(c)).extracted from setv.1< as lemmas |
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