| 单词 | to buy over a person's head |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto buy (something) over a person's head P2. to buy (something) over a person's head: to buy for a higher price than someone else, to outbid a person for; (later also) to purchase something without regard to the pre-existing claim, offer, interest, authority, etc., of the person affected, in a way regarded as underhand or improper.Cf. over a person's head at head n.1 Phrases 1k. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > buy [verb (intransitive)] > make various types of bid revie1591 underbid1611 bida1616 overbid1616 to buy over a person's head1682 ticket1778 spring1851 tender1865 jolly1869 1578 T. Lupton All for Money sig. Aiijv Who will not preuent his neighbour with buying things ouer his head. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece ii. 195 The Bishops are always buying it over one anothers Heads. 1755 T. Cibber Epist. to D. Garrick 22 A mistaken Purchaser bought my Farm over my Head, when I had no Suspicion of such Proceeding. 1841 Bradshaw's Jrnl. 11 Dec. 83/2 What business had he with them, I wonder? He bought them over my head, too. 1901 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 406 He would buy an entire collection rather than risk the chance of a volume he desired being bought over his head at an auction. 1981 New Scientist 14 May 450/1 The house had been the headquarters of the Sussex Archaeological Society for many years when Dawson bought it over their heads and turned them out. 2021 Express Online (Nexis) 10 Feb. Will Gail be left homeless as David enacts his revenge for his mum buying the house over his head? < as lemmas |
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