| 单词 | to give a fall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give (a person) a fall P1. to give (a person) a fall: to cause to fall to the ground or stumble, to trip (someone) up; (later sometimes spec.) to throw (in wrestling). Also figurative. Cf. sense 2b(a). Now rare. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 15837 (MED) Þai spitte on him..& mony a falle þai him gaf. J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) l. 916 (MED) He redy schuld be For hys lady sake to iuste..and qwat he were myght yeue hym a falle, Schuld ryghtly hys coursere..possede. 1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. xixv Feare and dreade of rebuke..wrastell with the trust which he hath in his fathers goodnesse and as it were geue his faith a fall. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. i. f. 38v [He] leadeth by the hand another, who setteth his foote before him to giue him a fall. 1636 tr. J. Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin Ariana ii. vii. 310 It was resolv'd that one of the Conspirators should cast himselfe at Nero's feet..and then embracing his knees, should give him a fall. 1692 H. Hody Let. to Friend 2 I plainly saw by their Passion, and their holding up dirty Hands, that I had given 'em a Fall. 1727 T. Woolston 2nd Disc. Miracles 8 An untamed Colt..may be apt to winch and kick, and may give me a Fall. 1779 Whole Proc. King's Comm. Peace (City of London & County of Middlesex) No. 7. iii. 462/2 What happened did he say? —That Lister gave him a fall or struck him, or something to that effect. 1822 Sporting Mag. Dec. 122/2 As to giving your honour a fall,—if he does I'll give you lave to call me the biggest rogue in all Ireland! 1870 Athenæum 17 Dec. 797/2 The young Northumbrian colliery-viewer, who was destined to..give him a fall in more than one memorable struggle. 1949 Country Life 22 July 248/2 His pony slipped on the rain-soaked ground in the final and gave him a fall. < as lemmas |
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