| 单词 | to be out for blood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be out for (also after) blood (a) to be out for (also after) blood: to be in a state of violent rage; to be eager for revenge. ΚΠ 1839 D. P. Thompson Green Mountain Boys 306 Those untiring fiends are after blood! 1892 Yale Courant 5 Nov. 32/2 This detachment was out for blood and bound to reach its destination if all the Zulus in Africa tried to prevent it. 1955 Ruston (Louisiana) Daily Leader 7 Oct. 3/2 The Cats will be out for blood after being handed their first defeat of the season. 2011 Econ. Times (India) (Nexis) 18 July Those who kowtowed to them all these years, are now out for blood. to be out for (also after) (a person's) blood (b) to be out for (also after) (a person's) blood: to seek revenge on (a person), esp. in a violent, aggressive, or determined manner. ΚΠ 1919 Punch 24 Dec. 535/2 He didn't know, but instinctively felt that Garnishee was out for his blood. 1930 B. Newman Ld. Melbourne xi. 313 Bentinck and Disraeli were out for his blood. 1997 I. Rankin Black & Blue (1998) xxii. 305 My feeling is that something happened out there, and from then on Geddes was out for Spaven's blood. 2005 E. Camden End Slice xviii. 214 The politicians are after his blood. < as lemmas |
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