英语词汇“to carry meat in one's mouth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†7. to carry (also bring) meat in one's (also the) mouth [perhaps originally said of a hawk] : to be a source of profit, to pay one's way; (occasionally) to be a source of entertainment or instruction. Obsolete.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > bring in money

to carry (also bring) meat in one's (also the) mouth1580

to bring grist to the (one's) mill1583

1580 G. Harvey Three Proper Lett. in Wks. (1884) I. 92 Those studies and practizes, that carrie, as they saye, meate in their mouth, hauing euermore their eye vppon the Title De pane lucrando, and their hand vpon their halfpenny.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis Ded. sig. Aiij^v I neauer..omitted yt [sc. Virgil's epithet Saturnia applied to Juno], as in deede a terme that carieth meate in his mouth.

1592 R. Greene Disput. Conny-catcher sig. F2 The oldest lecher was as welcom as the yongest louer, so he broght meate in his mouth.

1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) v. iv, in Wks. I. 241 A gentleman of so pleasing, and ridiculous a carriage; as, euen standing, carries meat in the mouth, you see.

1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xxxvii. sig. Aa2^v He bringing meat in his mouth, good store of Gold in his pocket, which he willingly and freely gave me.

单词	to carry meat in one's mouth
释义	> as lemmas to carry (also bring) meat in one's (also the) mouth †7. to carry (also bring) meat in one's (also the) mouth [perhaps originally said of a hawk] : to be a source of profit, to pay one's way; (occasionally) to be a source of entertainment or instruction. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > bring in money to carry (also bring) meat in one's (also the) mouth1580 to bring grist to the (one's) mill1583 1580 G. Harvey Three Proper Lett. in Wks. (1884) I. 92 Those studies and practizes, that carrie, as they saye, meate in their mouth, hauing euermore their eye vppon the Title De pane lucrando, and their hand vpon their halfpenny. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis Ded. sig. Aiij^v I neauer..omitted yt [sc. Virgil's epithet Saturnia applied to Juno], as in deede a terme that carieth meate in his mouth. 1592 R. Greene Disput. Conny-catcher sig. F2 The oldest lecher was as welcom as the yongest louer, so he broght meate in his mouth. 1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) v. iv, in Wks. I. 241 A gentleman of so pleasing, and ridiculous a carriage; as, euen standing, carries meat in the mouth, you see. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xxxvii. sig. Aa2^v He bringing meat in his mouth, good store of Gold in his pocket, which he willingly and freely gave me. extracted from meatn. < as lemmas
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