| 单词 | to come in for it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come in for it b. colloquial. to come in for it: to incur punishment or something unpleasant; to be the object of harsh treatment, rebuke, or criticism. Cf. in adv. Phrases 2b(b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > [verb (intransitive)] > receive punishment shendc897 drinka1340 sufferc1380 to kiss the roda1586 to pay for——a1593 to give, get goss1840 to come in for it1841 to cop it1884 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > rebuke or reprove [verb (intransitive)] > be rebuked or scolded to hear of it1598 to get on (also upon) the finger ends1693 to get one's lug in one's loof1744 to get wrong1803 to catch or get Jesse1839 to come in for it1841 to get hell1851 to cop (also stop, catch, get, etc.) a packet1916 to have a strip torn off1940 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge i. 235 You'll come in for it presently, I know you will! 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. viii. 238 Unfortunate Lavvy... She always comes in for it. 1880 H. Lapham in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 68 Poor Brennan came in for it,..a severe lecturing, as well as to be reduced to the rank of constable. 1936 K. B. Ripley Crowded House x. 168 Papa came in for it..for not being more successful. 1994 Glasgow Herald (Nexis) 27 June 7 The cat came in for it next... ‘The price of cat food is ridiculous,’ he said. 2011 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 15 Aug. (Sport section) He came in for it in the second half and I thought he should have been protected more by the referee. < as lemmas |
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