| 单词 | to take by the beard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take by the beard P6. to take by the beard: to get to grips with, to address or challenge in a determined manner. Now rare. [Perhaps compare use of a similar phrase at 1 Sam. 17:35 ‘when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him’ (King James Version 1611), which refers to David seizing a lion; for further discussion of this passage see etymological note at beard v.] ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > argue, dispute, discuss [verb (intransitive)] mootOE sannc1175 sputea1225 argue1303 argumentc1320 strive1340 proceedc1390 reason?c1425 to roll the stone1581 argumentate1586 discuss1587 litigate1606 canvass1631 argumentizea1641 to take by the beard1809 dudgeon1859 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. i. v. 44 A gigantic question..which I must take by the beard and utterly subdue. 1951 Educ. Theatre Jrnl. 3 330/1 Professor Falk was the target of much criticism for ‘Taking by the beard some of the deep-rooted beliefs that lie at the very core of English University traditions’. < as lemmas |
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