单词 | to get slewed |
释义 | > as lemmasto get slewed d. figurative. To beat, to outwit, to trick; also in to get slewed, to lose one's bearings in the bush, to be ‘bushed’. Australian and New Zealand. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of undergoa1325 circumvene1526 crossbitec1555 circumvent1564 gleek1577 outreach1579 fob1583 overreach1594 fub1600 encompassa1616 out-craftya1616 out-knave1648 mump1649 jockey1708 come1721 nail1735 slew1813 Jew1825 to sew up1837 to play (it) low down (on)1864 outfox1872 beat1873 outcraft1879 to get a beat on1889 old soldier1892 to put one over1905 to get one over on1912 to get one over1921 outsmart1926 shaft1959 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (intransitive)] > come to an impasse or be stuck to stick in the claya1475 stick1534 stale1597 cumber1600 to stick in the mud1603 straita1616 strand1687 quagmire1701 stog1855 slew1890 bunker1894 bog1928 to be bogged1953 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct one's course [verb (intransitive)] > miss one's way > be lost maska1387 willc1390 mara1450 to lose one's way1530 to walk will of one's way1572 wilder1658 maroon1699 to get slewed1929 1813 V. Pyke Story Wild Will Enderby (ed. 2) i. xi. 62 The general impression seemed to be that Jack Ketch had been ‘slued’ (anglice, robbed of his dues) by the trio. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 106 I was as right as ninepence, and then to be slewed that way, and all for the want of a strap or two. 1929 K. S. Prichard Coonardoo xvii. 167 We separated, followin' tracks, and I managed to get slewed. 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft iv. 65 Many a bushman has become bushed before now, while even a good bushman may get slewed for a few hours in strange and difficult country. < as lemmas |
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