| 单词 | to die a dog's death |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto die a dog's death a. to die like (also †as) a dog: to die a disgraceful or miserable death; also to die a dog's death.See also to famish a dog's death at famish v. 3b. ΚΠ ?a1425 Chron. Papacy l. 216 in Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. (1942) 41 182 (MED) Þu schalt regne as a lion, butte þu schalt die as a dogge. ?1530 J. Rastell Pastyme of People sig. *Ciiv He..lyued lyke a lyon and dyed lyke a dogge [printed dodge]. 1602 T. Dekker Blurt Master-Constable f. 3v I shall be mowz'd by pusse-cattes: but I had rather dye a dogs death. 1795 E. Fenwick Secresy I. xiv. 224 Let me die like a dog, and have no better burial. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxvi. 477 No absolution, no viaticum, nor anything! I die like a dog! 1894 G. M. Fenn In Alpine Valley I. 22 To die this dog's death, out here under these mountains. 1990 B. Gill N.Y. Life xxix. 233 Simenon would rather die like a dog than let slip a superfluous adjective. < as lemmas |
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