单词 | to off with |
释义 | > as lemmasto off with 2. intransitive. to off with: to take off instantly (cf. off adv. 8b). nonstandard, regional, or humorous. to off with a person's head: to decapitate unceremoniously (used with humorous allusion to the command ‘Off with his head!’: see etymological note). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away > from the position of being on > instantly to off with1805 1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 5 I off wi' my clogs, and as whisht as a mouse, Claver'd up to the window. 1892 Daily News 23 Feb. 5/1 They offed with his head. 1895 K. Grahame Golden Age 56 When the Queen said ‘Off with his head!’ she'd have offed with your head. 1895 Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 111 So then he offs with his diamond ring. 1936 ‘M. Innes’ Death at President's Lodging xi. 205 Then Campbell offs with the gown again. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 201/1 Off..with: to take off. He offs with his coat. 2003 www.alanzeleznikar.com 21 Feb. (O.E.D. Archive) Centuries of monarchy came to an end on July 14, 1789, when a crowd rose up, freed..prisoners from the Bastille and then eventually toppled the monarchy of Louis XVI and ‘offed with his head’ with the guillotine. < as lemmas |
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