单词 | to have something to prove |
释义 | > as lemmasto have something to prove d. transitive. to have something to prove and variants: to need to succeed because of doubts about one's ability; to feel that one has such a need, because of a sense of inferiority. ΚΠ 1963 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 25 July 15/8 I've got nothing to prove against a team like the Packers. 1980 Times 30 July 10/4 After leaving Sussex under a cloud four years ago, he has something to prove. 2002 M. McGrath Silvertown (2003) i. 4 Fuelled by the frantic energy of immigrants with something to prove, they evolved quite naturally into entrepreneurs. 2006 Chicago Sun Times (Nexis) 4 Apr. A7 He knows he can play and that he doesn't have anything to prove. < as lemmas |
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