英语词汇“to make a rod for one's own back”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. figurative. A means or instrument of punishment; (also) punishment, chastisement. Frequently in to make a rod for one's own back (also oneself) and variants: to be the cause of one's own troubles or misfortune.to kiss the rod: see kiss v. 6i.

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society > authority > punishment > [noun] > implement or means

roda1393

judiciala1641

society > authority > punishment > [verb (intransitive)] > bring about punishment for oneself

to make a rod for one's own back (also oneself)a1393

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 1276 (MED) He [sc. Cupid] that hihe hertes loweth..hath mad a rodd To dryve awei hir wantounesse.

?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 313 (MED) Chastise hem with þe hondis of mercy and þe rodde of riȝtwiisenesse.

1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) v. ii. sig. hviii^v I fere me ye haue made a rodde for your self.

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 132 (MED) Thy discipline is upon me, & þy rodde she shal teche me..I encline me under þe rodde of þy correccion.

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. Cv Then hath he made a rod for his owne arse.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lament. iii. 1 I am the man, that thorow the rodd of his wrath haue experience of misery.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 10 Thou dost..Make me beleeue that thou art..the rod of heauen, To punish my mistreadings.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads v. 606 And therefore..never strive, but gently take your rod.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. v. 234 It hapned that this Lord first felt the smart of this rod which he made for others.

1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin i. ix. 39 Oh how the good man smiles to see what a Rod we have made for our own Back!

1734 E. Erskine Serm. in Wks. (1871) II. 284 How little fruit is there of rods, whether public or personal.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. 352 Shortening the duration of parliaments..is keeping the representative under the rod of the constituent.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands I. iii. 67 It was the policy of both..governments..to make use of him as a rod over the head of Philip.

1878 M. A. Denison Stella xi. 109 I made a rod for myself, sure enough. Rose Mary became the torment of my life.

1914 D. H. Lawrence Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd iii. 93 I used to thank God for my children, but they 're rods o' trouble.

1966 B. Malamud Fixer (1969) vii. iii. 217 The rod of God's anger against the fixer in Nicholas II.

1998 G. Walvin African's Life vii. 86 Equiano had made a rod for his own back. He had lent some money to his captain, who hesitated with the repayment.

单词	to make a rod for one's own back
释义	> as lemmas to make a rod for one's own back (also oneself) b. figurative. A means or instrument of punishment; (also) punishment, chastisement. Frequently in to make a rod for one's own back (also oneself) and variants: to be the cause of one's own troubles or misfortune.to kiss the rod: see kiss v. 6i. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > [noun] > implement or means roda1393 judiciala1641 society > authority > punishment > [verb (intransitive)] > bring about punishment for oneself to make a rod for one's own back (also oneself)a1393 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 1276 (MED) He [sc. Cupid] that hihe hertes loweth..hath mad a rodd To dryve awei hir wantounesse. ?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 313 (MED) Chastise hem with þe hondis of mercy and þe rodde of riȝtwiisenesse. 1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) v. ii. sig. hviii^v I fere me ye haue made a rodde for your self. a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 132 (MED) Thy discipline is upon me, & þy rodde she shal teche me..I encline me under þe rodde of þy correccion. ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. Cv Then hath he made a rod for his owne arse. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lament. iii. 1 I am the man, that thorow the rodd of his wrath haue experience of misery. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 10 Thou dost..Make me beleeue that thou art..the rod of heauen, To punish my mistreadings. View more context for this quotation ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads v. 606 And therefore..never strive, but gently take your rod. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. v. 234 It hapned that this Lord first felt the smart of this rod which he made for others. 1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin i. ix. 39 Oh how the good man smiles to see what a Rod we have made for our own Back! 1734 E. Erskine Serm. in Wks. (1871) II. 284 How little fruit is there of rods, whether public or personal. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. 352 Shortening the duration of parliaments..is keeping the representative under the rod of the constituent. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands I. iii. 67 It was the policy of both..governments..to make use of him as a rod over the head of Philip. 1878 M. A. Denison Stella xi. 109 I made a rod for myself, sure enough. Rose Mary became the torment of my life. 1914 D. H. Lawrence Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd iii. 93 I used to thank God for my children, but they 're rods o' trouble. 1966 B. Malamud Fixer (1969) vii. iii. 217 The rod of God's anger against the fixer in Nicholas II. 1998 G. Walvin African's Life vii. 86 Equiano had made a rod for his own back. He had lent some money to his captain, who hesitated with the repayment. extracted from rodn.¹ < as lemmas
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