| 单词 | to crowd the mourners |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto crowd the mourners f. to crowd the mourners: to exercise undue pressure; to push or hurry in an unseemly manner. U.S. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade [verb (intransitive)] > pressurize to put (also keep) the screw (also screws) on1659 to crowd the mourners1842 to bring pressure to bear1853 to put (also bring, exert) pressure on1853 pressure1922 to be on someone's wheel1941 to twist (someone's) arm1953 1842 Spirit of Times XII. 426 In the second mile, however, Fashion commenced ‘crowding the mourners’ by brushing down both straight sides. 1868 Congr. Globe 19 Feb. 1263/3 [Such an argument as] this is ‘crowding the mourners’. 1904 W. H. Smith Promoters xix. 282 I don't want to crowd the mourners at your end of the line. 1923 Dial. Notes 5 205 Keep ca'm now, an' don't crowd the mourners. < as lemmas |
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