单词 | to make one's fortune |
释义 | > as lemmasto make one's fortune 5. One's condition or standing in life; often absol. a prosperous condition, as in to make one's fortune = to win a good position in the world. Also plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > be rich [verb (intransitive)] > become rich gather?c1225 richa1375 purchasec1387 increasea1425 enrich1525 to feather one's nest1583 to make a, one's fortune1596 to make one's fortunea1616 fatten1638 accumulate1747 to fill one's pipe1821 to shake the pagoda-tree1825 pyramid1926 the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > that which is ordained by fate > personal destiny or one's lot lotOE chance1297 fallc1300 weirds1320 cuta1340 fatec1374 vie1377 parta1382 foredoom1563 event1577 allotment1586 fatality1589 kincha1600 lines1611 fortunea1616 dispensation1704 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. ii. 241 My pride fell with my fortunes . View more context for this quotation 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης ii. 14 A private conscience sorts not with a public Calling; but declares that Person rather meant by nature for a private fortune. 1677 J. Dryden State Innocence v. i. 34 No; he shall eat, and dye with me, or live: Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. 1680 T. Otway Orphan i. 2 Unable to advance her Fortune, He left this Daughter to our Masters care. 1683 W. Hacke Coll. Orig. Voy. (1699) i. 23 Had reason but ruled them, we might all have made our Fortunes. 1807 Salmagundi 1 Oct. 321 If you only now and then make a great man laugh your fortune is made. 1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. v. 142 John..went soon to push his fortune in Australia. < as lemmas |
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