单词 | to come to stay |
释义 | > as lemmasto come to stay c. to come to stay: To become permanent or established, to come into regular use or recognition; to assume a secure position in public favour or as meeting a public need. colloquial. Similarly, to be here to stay. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (intransitive)] > be or become established morea1200 roota1382 to take roota1450 take1523 to take rooting1548 to be well warmed1565 seisin1568 to sit down1579 to come to stay1863 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > act habitually [verb (intransitive)] > be usual or customary > become usual or customary to come upOE to come in?c1430 to be here to stay1936 1863 A. Lincoln Let. to Conkling 26 Aug. in E. McPherson Polit. Hist. U.S. Rebell. (1864) 336 I hope it [sc. peace] will come soon, and come to stay. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 9 May 2/1 Those dreadful [advertisement] boards—their dimensions are 18 ft. by 6 ft.—have, as the Yankees put it, ‘come to stay.’ 1901 Athenæum 13 Apr. 455/1 The issue..of Byron's letters will leave very little doubt..that Lord Byron as a letter-writer has ‘come to stay’. 1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind xli. 739 Everyone knew hard times were here to stay. 1947 Partisan Rev. 14 230 Industrial organization and the postindustrial state are here to stay. 1966 Listener 5 May 661/3 It's a small question, though, when viewed against the more important fact that Mahler is indubitably here, and here to stay. 1969 Listener 31 July 135/1 In all the present uncertainties about the future of radio, one thing seems certain: local radio is here to stay, and we shall have more of it. 1971 J. Wainwright Dig Grave 85 ‘I don't go for them [sc. automatic gears]. They'll kill real driving.’.. ‘They're here to stay, mate, whether you go for 'em, or not.’ 1976 Guardian 17 Apr. 13/8 Multinationals are here to stay. < as lemmas |
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