| 单词 | to put a mock on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put a (also the) mock on In singular and plural. A jinx; bad luck. Chiefly in to put a (also the) mock on: to jinx; to put a stop to, to hinder. Cf. mocker n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > causing or bringing misfortune > one who or that which foota1225 woea1300 infortunec1405 infortunate1558 jettatura1822 bad medicine1857 hoodoo1882 voodoo1902 jinx1911 mock1911 mocker1923 kiss of death1948 1911 E. Dyson Benno 33 It's up t'me t'put a mock on that tripester. 1938 X. Herbert Capricornia xxxii. 482 ‘He put the mocks on me,’ roared Norman... ‘What's he saying, dear?’ ‘He..reckons I told the police on him.’ 1942 L. Mann Go-getter 181 ‘God's truth,’ he said, almost aloud, ‘there seems to be a mock on me.’ 1965 W. Grout My Country's Keeper xx. 206 I hope I am not ‘putting the mock’ on Norm because my feelings are the same as the rest of the Australian Test players: When O'Neill is a doubtful Test starter the job always looks grimmer. 2001 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 19 May 37 I hope I haven't won three races going into the Oaks. I will probably put the mock on myself. < as lemmas |
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