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单词 to fail little, not much
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to fail little, not much
8. to fail little, not much: to have a narrow escape (of some misadventure). Const. to with infinitive and of with gerund. Also, to fail of: to keep clear of, escape, miss. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)] > narrowly
to fail little, not much1624
to squeak through1938
squeak1961
the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade
fleec1175
shunc1275
forgoc1305
passc1330
escapea1340
beglidea1350
voidc1380
shuntc1400
missa1522
evade1535
delude1536
to dally out1548
illude1553
prevent1598
outruna1616
to fail of1624
elude1634
subterfugea1643
shoot1685
shift1724
to get out of ——a1817
win by…1816
1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia i. (1629) 13 We fayled not much to have been cast away.
1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre iv. 130 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian The Romans Rams..failed little to be all set on fire.
a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) i. ii. 16 Croesus..failed a little of being burnt alive.
1724 J. Swift Let. to People of Ireland 5 That pernicious Council of sending Base Money hither, very narrowly failed of Losing the Kingdom.
1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. II. 216 A weak prince..seldom fails of having his authority despised.
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