英语词汇“to be even hands with”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

On equal terms, on an equal footing (with a person); (also) in step, in line. Frequently in to be even hands with. Cf. on (also at, of) even hand (also hands) at even adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 5.

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1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) ix. ii. sig. u j^v There they fought longe..and they were soo wery, that they lefte that bataille euen hand [a1470 Winch. Coll. on evyn honde].

1576 A. Fleming tr. G. Macropedius in Panoplie Epist. 363 The Muses..never flit, but followe thee, or rather, goe even hande with thee, and treade foote by foote?

1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. i. f. 23 Cyrus (with whom so short tyme before he had fought euen hand & with out disuantage).

1638 T. Hooker Soules Vocation 525 As though hee would not bee onely even hand, but afore hand with God.

1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search ii. xxii. 138 She'l deal wi' ye even hand, and spare your purse.

1692 Anat. Jacobite 88 Unless you think it a Greater Miracle, that the English should Beat the Dutch at Sea even Hand, than that both English and Dutch should cause Less than half their Number of French to Retire, tho' without a Ship Lost or Taken in Fight.

β. a1688 J. Renwick Choice Coll. (1776) 62 For God will be about with enemies, he will be even hands with them in that day.a1732 T. Boston Sovereignty & Wisdom of God (1737) 50 Grace proportioned to the Trial is what we should aim at; getting that, tho' the Crook be not evened, we're even Hands with it.1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man I. 325 I's be even hands wi' them an' mair.1825 Universal Songster I. 332/1 ‘What wilt give me to boot? for mine's better horse still.’—‘Nought,’ says Tommy; ‘but I'll swop even hands if you will.’1897 E. W. Hamilton Outlaws of Marches xviii. 210 You 're a burnin' beauty nae doot..but I 'm thinkin' auld Elsie Turnbull was even hands wi' ye this time.1903 S. MacManus Lad of O'Friels 276 'Tis sore enough sthrugglin' even hands with the wurrl'; but when the wurrl' gets the upper hand, and keeps it, then it is that the heart of one gets sick.2007 M. Hawke Black Pearl 172 There was no way Ingrams wished any mischievous witness [to] spy him socialising further, even hands with the hanging judge.

单词	to be even hands with
释义	> as lemmas to be even hands with On equal terms, on an equal footing (with a person); (also) in step, in line. Frequently in to be even hands with. Cf. on (also at, of) even hand (also hands) at even adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 5. ΚΠ α. 1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) ix. ii. sig. u j^v There they fought longe..and they were soo wery, that they lefte that bataille euen hand [a1470 Winch. Coll. on evyn honde]. 1576 A. Fleming tr. G. Macropedius in Panoplie Epist. 363 The Muses..never flit, but followe thee, or rather, goe even hande with thee, and treade foote by foote? 1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. i. f. 23 Cyrus (with whom so short tyme before he had fought euen hand & with out disuantage). 1638 T. Hooker Soules Vocation 525 As though hee would not bee onely even hand, but afore hand with God. 1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search ii. xxii. 138 She'l deal wi' ye even hand, and spare your purse. 1692 Anat. Jacobite 88 Unless you think it a Greater Miracle, that the English should Beat the Dutch at Sea even Hand, than that both English and Dutch should cause Less than half their Number of French to Retire, tho' without a Ship Lost or Taken in Fight. β. a1688 J. Renwick Choice Coll. (1776) 62 For God will be about with enemies, he will be even hands with them in that day.a1732 T. Boston Sovereignty & Wisdom of God (1737) 50 Grace proportioned to the Trial is what we should aim at; getting that, tho' the Crook be not evened, we're even Hands with it.1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man I. 325 I's be even hands wi' them an' mair.1825 Universal Songster I. 332/1 ‘What wilt give me to boot? for mine's better horse still.’—‘Nought,’ says Tommy; ‘but I'll swop even hands if you will.’1897 E. W. Hamilton Outlaws of Marches xviii. 210 You 're a burnin' beauty nae doot..but I 'm thinkin' auld Elsie Turnbull was even hands wi' ye this time.1903 S. MacManus Lad of O'Friels 276 'Tis sore enough sthrugglin' even hands with the wurrl'; but when the wurrl' gets the upper hand, and keeps it, then it is that the heart of one gets sick.2007 M. Hawke Black Pearl 172 There was no way Ingrams wished any mischievous witness [to] spy him socialising further, even hands with the hanging judge. extracted from even handsadv. < as lemmas
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