单词 | to come off second best |
释义 | > as lemmasto come off second best 3. quasi-adv. In to come off second best, to be defeated in a contest (see to come off 6a(a) at come v. Phrasal verbs 1). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > be defeated or overthrown [verb (intransitive)] > be defeated or lose to have (also get) the worsec1275 leesec1300 lose1548 to deserve or lose the bell1600 to have the lower hand1693 to have the second best1708 to come off second best1777 skunk1867 to be dumped on1967 1777 A. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 319 I am glad to hear of fighting, even though we come off second-best. 1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne I. iv. 49 That lady was..coming off second-best in the encounter. < as lemmas |
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