英语词汇“to come to limerick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

U.S. colloquial. †to come to Limerick: to come to one's senses; to accept the inevitable, or the unpleasant consequences of one's actions. Now rare. [The origin of this phrase is uncertain: it has been suggested that it may have arisen with allusion to the Treaty of Limerick (Irish Conradh Luimnigh; signed 3 Oct. 1691), which ended the Williamite war in Ireland between supporters of the Catholic King James II and the Protestant King William of Orange, but evidence to support this is lacking. It is also unclear whether there is any connection with the song referred to in the etymology note.]

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1857 White Cloud Kansas Chief 17 Dec. The fire-eaters attempted to hiss and hoot him down, and threatened violence. But he drew his revolver, and made them ‘come to Limerick’.

1861 Kenosha (Wisconsin) Times 22 Aug. 2/7 (advt.) ‘Nice Young Men’ come to Limerick, or you will be brought there.

1879 Cincinnati Commercial 27 May 6/1 Just let them come to Limerick and transact business good-naturedly.

1909 Tel.-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) 22 Aug. 18/5 If, after a month, they had not come to limerick they got the writ [sc. of divorce].

1937 Comm. Advertiser (Canton, N.Y.) 10 Aug. 1/6 They would wrestle and perform acrobatic tricks, the dog now and then grasping one of the pigs by the ear and making him ‘come to Limerick’ though doing it in a manner that didn't hurt his pigship.

单词	to come to limerick
释义	> as lemmas to come to Limerick U.S. colloquial. †to come to Limerick: to come to one's senses; to accept the inevitable, or the unpleasant consequences of one's actions. Now rare. [The origin of this phrase is uncertain: it has been suggested that it may have arisen with allusion to the Treaty of Limerick (Irish Conradh Luimnigh; signed 3 Oct. 1691), which ended the Williamite war in Ireland between supporters of the Catholic King James II and the Protestant King William of Orange, but evidence to support this is lacking. It is also unclear whether there is any connection with the song referred to in the etymology note.] ΚΠ 1857 White Cloud Kansas Chief 17 Dec. The fire-eaters attempted to hiss and hoot him down, and threatened violence. But he drew his revolver, and made them ‘come to Limerick’. 1861 Kenosha (Wisconsin) Times 22 Aug. 2/7 (advt.) ‘Nice Young Men’ come to Limerick, or you will be brought there. 1879 Cincinnati Commercial 27 May 6/1 Just let them come to Limerick and transact business good-naturedly. 1909 Tel.-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) 22 Aug. 18/5 If, after a month, they had not come to limerick they got the writ [sc. of divorce]. 1937 Comm. Advertiser (Canton, N.Y.) 10 Aug. 1/6 They would wrestle and perform acrobatic tricks, the dog now and then grasping one of the pigs by the ear and making him ‘come to Limerick’ though doing it in a manner that didn't hurt his pigship. extracted from Limerickn. < as lemmas
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