| 单词 | to lie or be in the suds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lie or be in the suds 5. in suds ( †in suds, in the sud): chiefly in to lie or be in the suds; to lay, leave in the suds. extracted from sudsn. a. In difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity. Obsolete or slang. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in a difficult position > in straits waterOE straitly steadc1400 need-stead?c1450 at the worst hand1490 in suds1575 lock1598 at a bad hand1640 in a wood1659 in bad bread1743 up a stump1829 in a tight (also awkward, bad, etc.) spot1851 up shit creek1868 in the cart1889 in the soup1889 out on a limb1897 in a spot1929 up the creek1941 consommé1957 1575 G. Gascoigne Fruites of Warre ciii, in Posies sig. Iiiii He..sought with victuall to supplie, Poore Myddleburgh which then in suddes did lie. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 426 Whilest Scodra thus lay in the suds. 1617 in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1849) (modernized text) I. 468 The Lord Coke is left in the suds. 1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1713) 230 After the hurry of his inordinate pleasures and passion, when he was for a time left in the suds, as they call it. 1735 J. Swift Death & Daphne in Wks. II. 406 Away the frighted Spectre scuds, And leaves my Lady in the Suds. 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) IV. cxxxiv. 216 This proves, logicè, that you are in the suds; which is, Anglicè, being interpreted, that you will be hanged. a1800 Jolly Beggar xii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1894) V. ix. 114/2 When that some have got their wills They'l leave you in the suds. 1816 U. Brown Jrnl. 28 Sept. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1916) XI. 234 We both in the sudds pretty much. 1816 U. Brown Jrnl. 29 Sept. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1916) XI. 235 Thinking that I was not out of the sudds yet. 1838 Southern Lit. Messenger 4 522 You perceive I am now in the suds—but I shall soon be relieved from this predicament. 1887 R. T. Cooke Happy Dodd xxvii. 295 I shan't leave Mis' Payson in the suds. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] fellc1330 undone1340 ruinous?a1439 violablea1470 perniciousc1475 destructive1490 confusible1502 destroying1535 exitiable1548 ruinate1562 peremptory1567 wrackful1578 slaughterous1582 ruinating1595 ruining1605 corrumpent1607 wracksome1608 in suds1611 destructory1614 poisonousa1616 wrakefulc1625 predatory1626 predatorious1641 demolishing1648 untwined1649 undoing1654 destructionable1656 destructful1659 mortal1670 wreckinga1677 fatal1692 quadrumanous1704 interdestructive1805 annihilatory1825 demolitionary1834 ruinatious1845 consumptive1860 thunderous1874 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > disgrace or dishonour > [adverb] > in disgrace in suds1611 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xxiv. 862/1 The glory of the Spaniards laid in the suds. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Captaine iii. vi, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hh3v/1 I'le fuddle him Or lye 'ith sudd [2nd Fol. suds]. 1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd xxi. 197 Our solace is in the suds! our joy is turn'd into annoy! 1632 P. Massinger Maid of Honour i. ii. sig. C2 Looke not with too much contemplation on mee, If you doe, you are i' the suds. 1633 Match at Mid-night v. i There's one Iaruis, a rope on him has juggled me into the sudds too. c. In the sulks; in the blues. dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective] > in an ill humour maltalenta1578 in a jeer1579 in suds1611 sullen-sick1614 in the pouts1615 out of sorts1621 cross1639 off the hooks1662 huff1714 sulkinga1777 as cross as a bear1838 sore-headed1844 sore-head1862 baity1921 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Vilain Being in the suds, or sullens. 1631 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature xvi. 280 So long he is sicke in the suds, and diseas'd in the sullens. 1807 R. Anderson et al. Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 139 Some lasses thought lang to the weddin—Unax'd, others sat i' the suds. 1840 Lady C. M. C. Bury Hist. Flirt xxv Mary does not look very well, and you are in the suds. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > not completed [phrase] > in uncompleted state in sudsa1592 at (after, on) a loose end1851 a1592 R. Greene Orpharion (1599) To Rdr. sig. A3 It hath line this twelue months in the suds. Now at last it is crept forth in the Spring. 1615–20 C. More Life Sir T. Moore (c1627) 242 Some [actions-at-law] lye in the suddes by the space of diuerse yeares. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iv. xvi. 319 Who so trimly dispatch'd his businesse, that he left it in the suddes. e. †(a) Being lathered. Obsolete. (b) Being washed, ‘in the wash’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > [phrase] > being washed in soapy water in sudsc1626 c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 507 P:..they shall want no Balls to wash their faces..Sol: 2. we may hap to be in ye sudds our selves. c1640 Capt. Underwit i, in A. H. Bullen Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1883) II. 327 I thought you by the wide lynnen about your neck have been under correction in the suds, sir. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy v, in Wks. (1841) 699/1 Captain B——,..with the napkin under his chin, was no bad representation of Sancho Panza in the suds. 1788 Times 1 Jan. Though his Lordship has been so long in the suds, it is not thought that shaving will take place till the day of Judgment. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers II. iii. 50 Thy best shirt is in t' suds, and no time for t' starch and iron it. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk merrya1382 semi-bousyc1460 pipe merry1542 totty1570 tipsy1577 martin-drunk1592 pleasant1596 mellow1611 tip-merry1612 flustered1615 lusticka1616 well to live1619 jolly1652 happy1662 hazy1673 top-heavy1687 hearty1695 half-seas-over1699 oiled1701 mellowish1703 half channelled over1709 drunkish1710 half-and-half1718 touched1722 uppisha1726 tosie1727 bosky1730 funny1751 fairish1756 cherry-merry1769 in suds1770 muddy1776 glorious1790 groggified1796 well-corned1800 fresh1804 to be mops and brooms1814 foggy1816 how-come-ye-so1816 screwy1820 off the nail1821 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821 swipey1821 muggy1822 rosy1823 snuffy1823 spreeish1825 elevated1827 up a stump1829 half-cockedc1830 tightish1830 tipsified1830 half shaved1834 screwed1837 half-shot1838 squizzed1845 drinky1846 a sheet in the wind1862 tight1868 toppy1885 tiddly1905 oiled-up1918 bonkers1943 sloshed1946 tiddled1956 hickey- 1770 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 559 He is said to be..a little in the suds. < as lemmas |
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