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

b. to come to the (also a) pinch = to come to the crunch at crunch n. 1b.

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1565 T. Randolph Let. 12 Oct. in Cal. State Papers Foreign (1870) (modernized spelling) 486 Morton and Ruthven..only espy their time, and make fair weather until it come to the pinch.

1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie iii. iv. sig. E4 Now it is come to the pinch my heart pants.

1646 J. Hall Horæ Vacivæ 113 Hee playes not well at draughts, that onely can avoyd snapping when it comes to a pinch.

1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 264 But that Apprehension appeared Groundless when it came to the pinch.

1739 D. Bellamy Perjur'd Devotee iii. 45 If he refuse to commit Matrimony, said I, when it comes to the Pinch, I shall then be satisfied that there is something more than youthful Frailty in the Matter.

a1784 R. Munford Candidates (1798) ii. i. 26 I'll be bound when it comes to the pinch, they'll all vote for him: won't you old man?

1868 W. Collins Moonstone II. ii. viii. 198 And, now it comes to the pinch, my son isn't good enough for you.

1911 W. S. Churchill Let. 14 July in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) iii. 54 We shall not boggle about it when it comes to the pinch.

1986 ‘A. Burgess’ Homage to QWERT YUIOP 49 If it came to the pinch, I could write a fairly convincing novel with a Tokyo setting.

单词	to come to the pinch
释义	> as lemmas to come to the (also a) pinch b. to come to the (also a) pinch = to come to the crunch at crunch n. 1b. ΚΠ 1565 T. Randolph Let. 12 Oct. in Cal. State Papers Foreign (1870) (modernized spelling) 486 Morton and Ruthven..only espy their time, and make fair weather until it come to the pinch. 1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie iii. iv. sig. E4 Now it is come to the pinch my heart pants. 1646 J. Hall Horæ Vacivæ 113 Hee playes not well at draughts, that onely can avoyd snapping when it comes to a pinch. 1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 264 But that Apprehension appeared Groundless when it came to the pinch. 1739 D. Bellamy Perjur'd Devotee iii. 45 If he refuse to commit Matrimony, said I, when it comes to the Pinch, I shall then be satisfied that there is something more than youthful Frailty in the Matter. a1784 R. Munford Candidates (1798) ii. i. 26 I'll be bound when it comes to the pinch, they'll all vote for him: won't you old man? 1868 W. Collins Moonstone II. ii. viii. 198 And, now it comes to the pinch, my son isn't good enough for you. 1911 W. S. Churchill Let. 14 July in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) iii. 54 We shall not boggle about it when it comes to the pinch. 1986 ‘A. Burgess’ Homage to QWERT YUIOP 49 If it came to the pinch, I could write a fairly convincing novel with a Tokyo setting. extracted from pinchn. < as lemmas
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