| 单词 | to bring, come, etc, to the upshot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bring, come, etc., to the (or an) upshot b. to bring, come, etc., to the (or an) upshot, to bring to, arrive at, a final or decisive point. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > complete or conclude action [verb (intransitive)] > arrive at a final or decisive point to bring, come, etc., to the (or an) upshot1604 to meet one's Waterloo1859 the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > bring to an end or conclusion > bring to a final point or issue to bring, come, etc., to the (or an) upshot1604 issue1650 to draw to a head1678 bring1711 1604 C. Edmondes Observ. Cæsars Comm. II. vi. xi. 35 To the end he might bring the matter to a speedy vpshot. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iv. ii. 71 I cannot pursue with any safety this sport to the vppeshot. View more context for this quotation 1646 J. Trapp Brief Comm. John vii. 50 How far had Judas outstripped Nicodemus till it came to the upshot! 1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 463 When it came to the upshot he..had all burnt. < as lemmas |
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