| 单词 | to keep a dog and bark oneself |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto keep (also buy) a dog and bark oneself P8. to keep (also buy) a dog and bark oneself: to do the work for which one employs others (frequently in negative and interrogative contexts). ΚΠ 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus sig. Qii v It is smal reason you should kepe a dog, and barke your selfe. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 17 I won't keep a Dog, and bark myself. 1852 W. Mountford Thorpe ii. 19 What, keep a dog and bark myself! 1897 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 247 Another speaker put the case tersely by saying that to engraft the referendum on the parliamentary system was like buying a dog and barking yourself. 1965 J. Porter Dover Two xi. 147 ‘What time is it?’ There was a clock right opposite him on the dining-room wall but Dover didn't believe in keeping a dog and barking himself. ‘Just gone nine, sir.’ 2001 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 15 Aug. Investors can monitor their portfolios..but mainly let the chosen professionals do their job. After all, why keep a dog and bark yourself? < as lemmas |
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