单词 | stand-up guy |
释义 | > as lemmasstand-up guy 5. colloquial. Of a person: reliable, dependable, trustworthy. Frequently in stand-up guy. Occasionally also in extended use.Often with implication of courage in the face of danger or adversity; cf. to stand up 2 at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.Quots. 1841 and 1844 appear to be isolated early examples; the main development of the sense took place in the early 20th cent. in the United States, esp. in criminal or underworld slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > one who braves danger > [adjective] bravish1538 defianta1837 stand-up1841 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective] soothfastc825 truefastOE i-treowec1000 unfakenOE trueOE sickerc1100 trigc1175 strustya1250 steel to the (very) backa1300 true as steela1300 certainc1325 well-provedc1325 surec1330 traistc1330 tristc1330 trustya1350 faithfula1382 veryc1385 sada1387 discreet1387 trust1389 trothfulc1390 tristya1400 proveda1425 good-heartedc1425 well-trusted?a1439 tristfulc1440 authorizablea1475 faithworthy?1526 tentik1534 fidele1539 truthfulc1550 suresby1553 responsible1558 trestc1560 reliable1569 cocksurea1575 sound1581 trustful1582 truepenny1589 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 probable1596 confident1605 trustable1606 axiopistical1611 loyala1616 reposeful1627 confiding1645 fiducial1647 laudable1664 safe1667 accountable1683 serious1693 sponsible1721 dependable1730 unfailing1798 truthya1802 trustworthy1829 all right1841 stand-up1841 falsehood-free1850 right1856 proven1872 bankable1891 secure1954 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxix. 163 He was..one of the finest, stand-up men, you ever see. 1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxv. 412 An atmosphere of steak, and strong, stout, stand-up English beer. 1929 G. L. Hostetter & T. Q. Beesley It's a Racket! 239 ‘He's a stand-up guy’. ‘He'll stand up no matter what pressure they put on him.’ 1977 R. P. Rettig et al. Manny vii. 181 Was I without balls? Hell, no! I wanted to be a standup cat too, you know, a guapo, the man with the heavy balls. 2013 A. Gibbons Raining Fire v. 65 Forget the tough exterior. Mick's a stand-up guy when you get to know him. < as lemmas |
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