| 单词 | to miss a sitter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto miss a sitter a. Sport. An easy catch, stroke, or shot. Frequently in to miss a sitter. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > that which is easy ball play?c1225 child's gamec1380 boys' play1538 walkover1861 picnic1870 pudding1884 cakewalk1886 pie1886 cinch1888 snipa1890 pushover1891 pinch1897 sitter1898 pipe1902 five-finger exercise1903 duck soup1912 pud1917 breeze1928 kid stuff1929 soda1930 piece of cake1936 doddle1937 snack1941 stroll1942 piece of piss1949 waltz1968 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [noun] > something easily done or acquired sure card?1562 sure thing1836 open-and-shut1841 cinch1888 cert1889 snipa1890 pinch1897 lead-pipe1898 sitter1898 stone ginger1936 slam dunk1984 1898 Tit-bits 25 June 252/3 A ‘sitter’ is a catch which falls absolutely into the hands. 1903 G. L. Jessop in H. G. Hutchinson Cricket v. 117 The missing of a ‘sitter’ by some lazy fieldsman whose thoughts were anywhere but on the game. 1917 H. A. Vachell Fishpingle ix. 183 ‘Down ours,’ enjoined Lionel to his [golfing] partner. ‘You'll do it, Joyce. It's a sitter.’ 1946 Sunday Disp. 8 Sept. 6/2 Midway through the second half Bradley missed a sitter when Roper centred across an open goal. 1977 Times of Swaziland 11 Feb. 14/2 When Wire Kunene was given a sitter on a plate by the evergreen Sugar Ray Zulu, Kunene let slip the chance. 2013 FourFourTwo Jan. 76/1 Your star striker fluffs an absolute sitter and you think, ‘I could have scored that.’ < as lemmas |
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