单词 | to give one a gleek |
释义 | > as lemmasto give one a (or the) gleek b. to give one a (or the) gleek: to make a jest at his expense; to mock, make sport of, play a trick upon him. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > banter [verb (transitive)] > make fun of to have (also i-do) (something) to gameeOE to make (a) game of (also at, on)?c1250 overmirtha1400 sporta1533 to make a sport of1535 to make (up) a lip1546 to give one a (or the) gleek1567 to make a May game of1569 to play with a person's nose1579 to make merry over (also with)1621 game1699 to make fun of1732 hit1843 1567 G. Turberville tr. A. Sani di Cure Aunsweres in tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 160–160v Nowe wholy she delights Anchises eye to leake: To him alone she closely clings, and giues the reast the gleake. c1580 tr. Bugbears iv. v, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 99 If they thinke to beguyle or geve me such a gleke, they must aryse earlye. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiii. 218 A wise man to giue a glyke to another wise man,..cyphereth a letter grossely for the nonce. c1599 Life T. More in C. Wordsworth Eccl. Biogr. (1810) II. 125 Sir Thomas, seeing the exceeding vanitie of the man, thought he needed modestie, and gave him this gentle gleeke. 1607 Merrie Iests George Peele 23 I vow by Ioue, if I can see him weare it, Ile giue him a glyg. < as lemmas |
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