| 单词 | to bear or carry away the bell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bear or carry away the bell a. to bear the bell: to take the first place, to have foremost rank or position, to be the best. to bear or carry away the bell: to carry off the prize. The former phrase refers to the bell worn by the leading cow or sheep (cf. bellwether n.) of a drove or flock; the latter, perhaps, to a golden or silver bell sometimes given as the prize in races and other contests; but the two have been confused. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [verb (intransitive)] to take the bun1371 to bear the bellc1374 to have, bear, carry, strike the stroke1531 to take the cake (also cakes)1839 to take (also cop, win) the biscuit1880 to ring the bell1900 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > win > carry off the prize to win the ringa1513 to bear or carry away the bell1594 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 149 And, let se which of yow shal bere the belle To speke of love aright? 1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxxxi. xi At the last the Brytons bare the bell, And had the felde and all the victorye. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xii. 113 Of alle the foles I can tell..Ye thre bere the bell. 1594 R. Barnfield Affectionate Shepheard ii. xxxix. sig. Di For pure white the Lilly beares the Bell. 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiii. 215 Iulius Cæsar..bare away the bell (in respect of fortunatenesse) from all other captains of the world. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy Democritus to Rdr. 52 True Merchants, they carry the bell away from all other nations. 1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 295 A very heady Malt Liquor, which..carries the Bell, by having the Name of the best Drink far and near. 1773 Pennant's Tour N. Wales A little golden bell was the reward of victory in 1607 at the races near York, whence came the proverb for success of any kind, to bear the bell. 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo x. 6 Venice the bell from every city bore. < as lemmas |
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