单词 | to be bit by a barn weasel |
释义 | > as lemmasto be bit by a barn weasel b. In proverbial sayings. †to be bit by a barn weasel: to be drunk. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > be drunk bewetc1400 to be in beer1532 to have one's cap set1546 to have a pot in the pate1655 to be bit by a barn weasel1673 to have been in the sun1770 to have been in the sunshine1818 to have (also get) the sun in one's eyes1841 to have a brick in one's hat1847 stimulate1882 to beer up1892 to be (the) worse for liquor1893 to have a few1903 to have a heat on1912 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 171 He is bit by a barn Weesel. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 269 ‘On with your story, will you; and if you are caught another time—’ ‘Caught! me!—..catch a weasel asleep!’ 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxiii. 218 I'm..as sharp as a ferret, and as cunning as a weazel. < as lemmas |
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