单词 | to lie out of one's money |
释义 | > as lemmasto lie out of one's money 5. to lie out of one's money: to remain unpaid. to lie out of one's ground (Horse Racing slang): see quot. 1896. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > financial loss > suffer financial loss [verb (intransitive)] to be out of one's way1596 to be in disburse1608 to be out of purse1615 bleed1671 to lie out of one's money1860 drop1876 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. viii. 151 I can't lie out o' my money any longer. You must raise it as quick as you can. 1892 Daily Chron. 19 Apr. 9/2 How can zealous discharge of this duty be expected, when the officer..has to advance the cost of the summons, and lie out of his money for a year at a time, if not for ever? 1896 J. S. Farmer Slang To lie out of one's ground = to ‘lie off’ too long, so as to be unable to recover lost ground. < as lemmas |
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