| 单词 | to drive the centre |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto drive the centre (also cross, nail) P5. U.S. to drive the centre (also cross, nail): to hit the centre of a target; to make a perfect shot. Now rare.figurative in quot. 1892. ΚΠ 1775 Virginia Gaz. 7 Sept. One of the men took the board, and placing it between his legs, stood with his back to the tree, while another drove the center. 1831 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. I. 293 Those [marksmen] who drive the nail have a further trial amongst themselves. 1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 276 He was very confident of..driving the cross with her [sc. a gun]. 1892 ‘M. Twain’ Amer. Claimant xviii. 170 You've hit it; you've driven the centre; you've plugged the bull's-eye of my dream. 1952 Rec. Herald (Waynesboro, Pa.) 1 Nov. 2/1 After a preliminary wobble, the reckless marksman blazed away and drove the nail, and won! < as lemmas |
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