| 单词 | to die in a ditch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto die in a ditch 5. Phrases. to fall or lead into a ditch; to die in a ditch. to lay (put) under the ditch (U.S.), to intersect with ditches so as to irrigate. ΚΠ c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 25 Foolis and sinful men lede oþer foolis into þe diche. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xv. 14 Ȝif a blynd man ȝeue ledynge to a blynd man, bothe fallen doun in to the diche. c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) lxx. 326 The stiward is fallyn in his owne diche, by þe right wisdom of god. 1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 39 I..shew him the Ditch into which he will fall, if he is not aware of it. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 48 He who abstains from it [whisky]..will never die in a ditch. 1892 Harper's Mag. June 93/1 Three-fifths of it [the soil] can be laid under the ditch. 1892 Harper's Mag. June 95/1 This scheme looks forward to putting 30,000 acres under the ditch. < as lemmas |
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