单词 | to fail little, not much |
释义 | > as lemmasto fail little, not much ΘΚΠ 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. < as lemmas |
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