英语词汇“to foul one's own nest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In proverbial phrases, esp. to foul (also †file) one's own nest. Cf. feather v. 5.

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c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 100 (MED) Dahet habbe þat ilke best Þat fuleþ his owe nest.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 83 (MED) Þan fond he nest & no neiȝ for nouȝt nas þer leued.

c1410 (c1350) Gamelyn (Harl. 7334) 610 (MED) Tho fond þe scherreue nest but non ay.

c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) v. 1594 (MED) It is neyther wurshipful ne honest On-to mankeende to foule soo his nest.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lxxi It is a lewde byrde that fyleth his owne nest.

1599 N. Breton Wil of Wit (1876) 57/2 The proverbe sayes, ‘That it is an evill birde, will file its owne nest.’

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 7 Were it not for..profaneness, these men would be dull, and (as we say) dead on the nest.

1676 tr. A. Thevet Prosopographia (new ed.) 77 in T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (new ed.) By this means the Spaniards found nothing in the Nest.

1823 J. Galt Entail II. xx. 190 It's a foul bird that files its ain nest.

1877 W. Cross Disruption (ed. 2) vi. 29/2 Ye ha'e fairly brocht me intil the corbie's nest.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 15 Aug. 4/2 It is a wise bird that will not foul its own nest, if this portmanteau proverb may be allowed.

1975 M. Babson There must be some Mistake vi. 36 The wise executive doesn't foul his own nest.

单词	to foul one's own nest
释义	> as lemmas to foul (also †file) one's own nest b. In proverbial phrases, esp. to foul (also †file) one's own nest. Cf. feather v. 5. ΚΠ c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 100 (MED) Dahet habbe þat ilke best Þat fuleþ his owe nest. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 83 (MED) Þan fond he nest & no neiȝ for nouȝt nas þer leued. c1410 (c1350) Gamelyn (Harl. 7334) 610 (MED) Tho fond þe scherreue nest but non ay. c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) v. 1594 (MED) It is neyther wurshipful ne honest On-to mankeende to foule soo his nest. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lxxi It is a lewde byrde that fyleth his owne nest. 1599 N. Breton Wil of Wit (1876) 57/2 The proverbe sayes, ‘That it is an evill birde, will file its owne nest.’ a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 7 Were it not for..profaneness, these men would be dull, and (as we say) dead on the nest. 1676 tr. A. Thevet Prosopographia (new ed.) 77 in T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (new ed.) By this means the Spaniards found nothing in the Nest. 1823 J. Galt Entail II. xx. 190 It's a foul bird that files its ain nest. 1877 W. Cross Disruption (ed. 2) vi. 29/2 Ye ha'e fairly brocht me intil the corbie's nest. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 15 Aug. 4/2 It is a wise bird that will not foul its own nest, if this portmanteau proverb may be allowed. 1975 M. Babson There must be some Mistake vi. 36 The wise executive doesn't foul his own nest. extracted from nestn. < as lemmas
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