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单词 to beg, borrow, or steal
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to beg, borrow, or steal
a. transitive. Const. of, from (formerly at). Also in colloquial phrase to beg, borrow, or steal. The early instances are closely connected with sense 1.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > render instrumental [verb (transitive)] > find means
to beg, borrow, or stealc1386
1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 149 Beggith and borwith of burgeis in tounes Ffurris of ffoyne, and oþer felle-ware.
1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 3219 Þai may nathyng begg ne borowe, To help þam, þat þai war out broght [of purgatory].]
c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 6 Thou most for Indigence Or stele, or begge, or borwe thy dispence.
1526 Pilgr. Perf. (1531) The miserable nature of man..beggeth and craueth of god socour and relefe.1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) Matt. xxvii. 58 Ioseph..went to Pilate and begged the body of Iesus.1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream i. i. 41 I beg the auncient priuiledge of Athens. View more context for this quotation1605 Bk. Com. Prayer, Gunpowd. Tr. All which we humbly beg for the sake of our blessed Lord and Saviour.1667 S. Pepys Diary 14 Feb. (1974) VIII. 61 All the world will believe, that we do go to beg a peace.1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 168. ⁋11 I beg the Favour of you..to send us Word.1746 H. Walpole Corr. 12 June I have three favours to beg of you.1752 C. Lennox Female Quixote I. ii. ix. 116 She refused to give him a glorious scarf which she wore, though he begged it on his knees.1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xxxviii. 177 He has taken in, Sir, the whole subject..—begging, borrowing, and stealing, as he went along.1794 F. Burney Let. 22 Mar. (1905) V. 240 He has been drawing a plan for it, which I intend to beg, borrow, or steal (all one), to give you some idea how seriously he studies.1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iii. 146 The Florentines begged back his [sc. Dante's] body..the Ravenna people would not give it.1859 Macmillan's Mag. Dec. 118/1 Not because they want to beg, borrow, or steal thoughts which are not theirs.
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