| 单词 | to go upon the road |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go upon (also on) the road P12. to go upon (also on) the road: to become a highwayman. ΘΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (intransitive)] > rob on highway > become a highwayman to take (to) the highway1672 to go upon (also on) the road1745 1745 J. Swift Direct. to Servants 62 I directly advise you to go upon the Road..the only Post of Honour left you. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Catherine in Wks. (1869) XXII. 129 That boy will go on the road, as sure as my name's Wood. He's a Turpin cock in his eye. 1921 C. G. Chappell Village Trag. 121 We are not entirely successful in holding back our admiration from men of the Jesse James type in our own day, though he had far less excuse for going upon the road than did these men. 1999 F. McLynn Crime & Punishment 18th Cent. Eng. iv. 60 Mounted, the highwayman felt no temptation to kill..his victim... The fact that honourable behaviour was possible encouraged other impoverished ‘gentlemen’ to go on the road. < as lemmas |
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