英语词汇“to measure another person's foot by one's last”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

to measure another person's foot by one's (own) last

†c. to measure another person's foot by one's (own) last: to measure others by one's own standard, to judge others against oneself. Obsolete.

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.

extracted from footn.int.

as lemmas

单词	to measure another person's foot by one's last
释义	> as lemmas to measure another person's foot by one's (own) last †c. to measure another person's foot by one's (own) last: to measure others by one's own standard, to judge others against oneself. Obsolete. 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. extracted from footn.int. < as lemmas
随便看	come to strokes come to terms come to that come to the above of come to the crunch come to the end of one's rope come to the fore come to the front come to the grasp come to the ground come to the hammer come to the knowledge of come to the light come to the market come to the pinch come to the point come to the push come to the reclaim come to the rescue come to the right shop come to the same thing come to the shoulder come to the surface come to the world come to the worse