单词 | to have the wind in one's face |
释义 | > as lemmasto have the wind in one's face ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] tholec897 pinea1225 steada1300 endure1340 to well in woea1350 labourc1450 concernc1592 to have a good (bad, etc.) time (of it, formerly on it)1647 to have the wind in one's face1649 to be on (also at) the receiving end1909 to feel the draught1925 to have (one's) ass in a sling1960 to be in lumber1965 1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) iv. v. 684 He goes heaviest that hath the wind in his face. 1710 Brit. Apollo 3 3/1 When th' Wind's in your Face, Your Wit grows apace. a1732 T. Boston Crook in Lot (1805) 17 People ply their business with skill and industry, but the wind turns in their face. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) v. 321 Every where insulting and menacing the Loyalists.., and the latter had the wind in their faces. 1894 N.E.D. (at cited word) A horse runs well with the wind in his face. < as lemmas |
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