| 单词 | sharp as a razor, as a needle |
| 释义 | > as lemmassharp as a razor, as a needle d. In similative phrases, sharp as a razor, as a needle, etc. (often transferred and figurative in senses A. 3 – A. 10). ΚΠ OE Soul & Body II (1936) 112 Gifer hatte se wyrm, þam þa geaflas beoð nædle scearpran. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iii. 19 To looke vpon him, till the diminution Of space, had pointed him sharpe as my Needle. View more context for this quotation a1732 J. Gay New Song Similes in Poet. Wks. (1784) II. 116 Sharp as a needle are her words. 1836 D. Crockett Exploits & Adventures in Texas i. 20 A fellow..who in those parts was considered as sharp as a steel trap. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxiii. 571 Epigrams that were as sharp as razors. 1851 G. Meredith Love in Valley xv Sharp as a sickle is the edge of shade and shine. 1858 [see sense A. 4j]. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 46 Denner..had a mind as sharp as a needle. 1912 Dial. Notes 3 589 They won't fool him; he's a sharp as tacks. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 10 Apr. 13/4 Mrs. Owen..is not only as sharp as a tack but is perhaps the best-looking school principal in Texas or elsewhere. < as lemmas |
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