单词 | to come in for |
释义 | > as lemmasto come in for a. to come in for: to be included among those who receive (a share of something); (in later use esp.) to be the recipient or object of. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > receive [verb (transitive)] > receive along with others to come in for1602 the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > be a recipient [verb (intransitive)] > be received betidea1400 to come to handc1450 redound1485 to come in1885 1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost sig. B4v They can no sooner draw a bung but these [cloyers and followers] come in for their tenths. 1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxi. 218 We come in for a share of all their gettings. 1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. 29 He that meddles with Toolies comes in for the Redding streak. 1747 Duke of Richmond Let. 18 Oct. in Corr. Dukes Richmond & Newcastle (1984) 259 I should hope my quondam & His Majestys now eldest Chaplain Poor Blomer will come in for a Deanery. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 366 Bystanders whom His Majesty recognised often came in for a courteous word. 1885 E. Lynn Linton Autobiogr. Christopher Kirkland III. ix. 298 She came in for her share of a fine property. 1913 Amer. Hist. Rev. 18 262 The publishers of newspapers had to be paid for their support, and the paragraph writers came in for additional stipends. 1965 Boys' Life Dec. 26/3 Clem came in for a lot of ribbing. 1974 tr. W. F. Wertheim Evol. & Revol. i. 22 In Soviet Russia during the twenties..the issue of unilinear evolution also came in for serious discussion. 2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma vii. 111 McNuggets have come in for a lot of criticism lately. < as lemmas |
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