| 单词 | to make a riddle of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a riddle of P2. to make a riddle of: to pierce with holes. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > make (an opening or hole) [verb (transitive)] > make an opening or hole in or into > make many holes in riddle1511 mesh1667 colander1715 honeycomb1735 to make a riddle of1749 sieve1839 mole1856 1749 ‘Machiavel’ Machiavel's Let. to Lords & Commons 33 I kill'd the Devil, by all the Books in the World, from the Primmer to the Bible, I made a Riddle of his Body, I drove fifteen Slugs thro' it; here's the Blunderbuss, go to the Conjurer's House, and ye'll see the Rascal sprawling on the Ground. 1777 R. B. Sheridan Governess i. iii. 3 'Tis well the catterwauling puppy made his escape:—a minute more, and I would have made a riddle of his calicoe carcase! 1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 19 He was instantly pierced with arrows so numerous, that, to use the language of Colter, ‘he was made a riddle of’. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton li. 325 I was to be made a riddle of if I attempted to escape. 1922 J. A. Newton in Profitable Outdoor Pursuits 75 They made a riddle of it, those which went against it, and some leaped and cleared the rope entirely, so we did not stop a single fish. 2002 RIA Novosti (Nexis) 18 July Gunmen made a riddle of his car. < as lemmas |
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