| 单词 | to floor the odds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto floor the odds b. To overcome in any way; to beat, defeat, prove too much for. to floor the odds (see quot. 1893). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or overwhelm > completely or overthrow shrenchc897 allayOE fellOE quellOE to bring to the groundc1175 forlesec1200 to lay downa1225 acastc1225 accumberc1275 cumber1303 confoundc1330 overthrowc1375 cumrayc1425 overquell?c1450 overwhelvec1450 to nip in (also by, on) the head (also neck, pate)?a1500 prostrate1531 quash1556 couch1577 unhorse1577 prosternate1593 overbeata1616 unchariot1715 floor1828 quench1841 to knock over1853 fling1889 to throw down1890 steamroller1912 wipe1972 zonk1973 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxx. 263 It is very singular that you who play so much better should not have floored him yesterday evening. 1834 J. H. Newman Lett. & Corr. (1891) II. 22 I am floored as to the professorship. 1836 B. Disraeli Corr. with Sister (1886) 50 I was the only man who could floor O'Connell. 1882 Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 3/5 The odds were, nevertheless, floored from an unexpected quarter. 1893 J. S. Farmer Slang Floor (Racing), When a low-priced horse pulls off the event in the face of the betting, it is said to floor the odds. < as lemmas |
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