| 单词 | to feel the draught |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto feel the draught P12. slang. to feel the draught: to be seriously troubled or inconvenienced; to feel insecure, esp. financially. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] tholec897 pinea1225 steada1300 endure1340 to well in woea1350 labourc1450 concernc1592 to have a good (bad, etc.) time (of it, formerly on it)1647 to have the wind in one's face1649 to be on (also at) the receiving end1909 to feel the draught1925 to have (one's) ass in a sling1960 to be in lumber1965 the mind > possession > poverty > be poor [verb (intransitive)] to have needOE needa1300 to have mistera1400 to be low in the world1521 lack1523 pinch1549 to be beforehand (also behindhand) in (or with) the world1615 to feel the pinch1861 to feel the draught1925 1925 Westm. Gaz. 27 Apr. When the wind changed it might be the Conservative Party which would be feeling the draught. 1941 N. Marsh Surfeit of Lampreys vii. 103 ‘Did he go bust?’..‘I don't think so, Curtis. Must have felt the draught a bit.’ 1970 Financial Times 13 Apr. 13/3 If..the bigger firms in the private sector felt the draught and turned their attention to smaller orders, the lesser firms could suffer badly. 2013 N. Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 8 Aug. 33 Smaller businesses..must be feeling the draught as customers—already hit by rising prices from here to eternity—simply stay away. < as lemmas |
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