单词 | to go to the mat |
释义 | > as lemmasto go to the mat P1. colloquial (originally U.S.). to go to the mat: to take part in a wrestling bout; (figurative) to engage in a vigorous dispute or argument. ΚΠ 1908 W. G. Davenport Butte & Montana (1909) 273 Brown went to the mat with the grippe and failed to take the count. 1912 Hampton's Mag. Jan. 842/1 He done me dirt..and I ain't seen him since; but when I do, me and him goes to the mat. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Leave it to Psmith i. 28 I..heard..you and Aunt Constance going to the mat about poor old Phyllis. 1937 D. Aldis Time at her Heels i. 26 She just didn't have time at the moment to call him in and go to the mat with him about it. 1990 Independent 28 Dec. 11 He likes to have a lawyer who will go to the mat for him! < as lemmas |
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