| 单词 | to make one's put good |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make (also keep) one's put good 3. Scottish. An attempt, a venture, an undertaking. Chiefly (now only) in to make (also keep) one's put good: to succeed in an attempt to do something, to attain one's goal. Sc. National Dict. at Putt v. records this phrase as still in use in southern and western Scotland in 1967. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > an attempt tastec1330 assayc1386 proffera1400 proof?a1400 pluck?1499 saymenta1500 minta1522 attemptate1531 attempt1548 attemption1565 say1568 trice1579 offer1581 fling1590 tempt1597 essay1598 trial1614 tentative1632 molition1643 conamen1661 put1661 tentamen1673 conatus1722 shot1756 go1784 ettle1790 shy1824 hack1830 try1832 pop1839 slap1840 venture1842 stagger1865 flutter1874 whack1884 whirl1884 smack1889 swipe1892 buck1913 lash1941 wham1957 play1961 1661 S. Rutherford Lett. (1881) 28 Fearing I should not make my putt good. a1679 J. Brown Expos. Epist. to Romans (1766) viii. 322/2 The apostle..challengeth any..to see if they can make their putt good, in challenging poor believers. a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 15 It would be a difficult task, For a Phisogmanist to tell, Which of three doeth most excel; Bachus, Venus, Mars, to wit, Foresooth it were a kittle put. 1706 Advantages Scotl. 30 Is it probable that we..could make our Putt Good against the English, who are much more Populous. 1715 A. Pennecuik Curious Coll. Scotish Poems in Geogr., Hist. Descr. Tweeddale App. 3 You must with all Speed Reconcile, Two Jangling Sons of the same Mother,..with one another; Pardon Us Sir, for all your Wit, We fear that prove a kittle Putt. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. ix. 230 The mistress..made her putt good, and the satin dress was obligated to be sent to her. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin xviii. 175 In this way he seldom failed to mak' his put guid wi' the women-folk. 1897 E. W. Hamilton Outlaws of Marches xix An you would mak' your put guid, dinna let on that ye think him ailing. 1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 243 ‘Keep eer putt guid’ (= maintain your effort). < as lemmas |
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