| 单词 | to bang heads together |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bang (also knock) heads together (b) to bang (also knock) heads together and variants: to force the parties involved in a (typically petty or meaningless) dispute to stop arguing and behave in a sensible manner; to enforce cooperation.In some early quots. used more literally, with (the threat of) physical force being employed. ΚΠ a1652 R. Brome Court Begger iii. sig. Q3v, in Five New Playes (1653) Pray hold your peace. I'le jowle your heads together, and so beat ton with tother else. 1731 N. Salmon Lives Bishops III. 177 [He] sets himself up for an Arbitrator of Differences... His Performance is but a kind of Insult on both [Dissenters and Churchmen], in which he would seem to knock their Heads together, and expose both. 1786 J. O'Keefe Patrick in Prussia ii. 31 Flo. Ay, thy love loves me, Dar. Knock their heads together. a1901 R. W. Buchanan Sweet Nancy (1914) ii. 51 I suppose they're talking over the business I couldn't understand. How I should like to knock their heads together. 1940 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 29 Dec. 7/1 We long to..get over there to Europe and bang a few heads together and persuade all the deluded leaders everywhere to act for lasting peace. 1975 D. Bloodworth Clients of Omega xxi. 204 Provoking desperate people into believing that they can only bring about unity among men by knocking their moronic heads together. 2004 D. Peck Careers Services iii. 50 He gained an early reputation as a right-wing critic of the Service who intended to change attitudes and bang heads together where necessary. < as lemmas |
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