| 单词 | to have the game by the throat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have the game by the throat (b) Chiefly Australian colloquial in later use. to have the game by the throat: to be in control of a situation; to be in a dominant position. Similarly to have it by the throat. Now rare except as merged in Phrases 3b(a).Originally probably a hunting image with reference to game animals (cf. game n. 17a); this association may later have been lost (see the note at Phrases 3b(a)). ΚΠ 1900 New Castle (Pa.) News 31 Oct. 7/2 The newspapers have the game by the throat. 1926 Call 30 Apr. 6/5 Hanson on paper appears to have the ‘game by the throat’ in this small field. 1947 J. Morrison Sailors belong Ships 15 We're sailors, see? Two sailors. We got the game by the throat. 1960 R. Tullipan Follow the Sun 105 ‘Think we'll get it done to-day?’ ‘Can't miss... We have it by the throat now all right.’ 1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 June 13 As IBM has just sold its two millionth PS/2 computer, it would indeed appear that it has the game by the throat. < as lemmas |
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