| 单词 | to measure another person's foot by one's last |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto measure another person's foot by one's (own) last ΚΠ 1590 Tarltons Newes out of Purgatorie 22 He was honestly minded towards hir, and kept himselfe to the wife of his bosome, so measured hir foote after his owne last. 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Andria iv. i, in Terence in Eng. 70 He measures an other mans foote by his owne last. a1669 F. Howgill Dawnings of Gospel-day (1676) 630 Thou hast lost thy force, success, and Pay..which makest thee measure every Man's Foot by thy Last, and thou might receive information before thou hadst made a Conclusion. 1726 R. Houstoun Hist. Ruptures iii. 103 To act as such Coblers do, who measure all Mens Feet by one Last. < as lemmas |
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