英语词汇“to rush off his feet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P5. to rush (a person) off his (also her) feet (or legs): to occupy or overwork (a person) to the point of exhaustion. Usually in passive, as to be rushed off one's feet: to be extremely busy. Cf. to run (a person) off his (also her) feet (or legs) at run v. Phrases 3b(a).

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1887 C. Reade Maid o' Mill II. xxiii. 20 She hopes he will be rushed off his legs all day without a pause.

1893 Leisure Hour 724/1 I must go,..the dining-room girls are rushed off their feet.

1916 E. Fenwick Diary 14 Feb. (1981) 111 Just rushed off my legs the whole day long.

1937 W. H. S. Smith Let. 20 Sept. in Young Man's Country (1977) ii. 91 I've been so rushed off my feet that I've not had a moment to do anything except work.

1977 Oxf. Star 22 Dec. 1/1 Shopkeepers have been rushed off their feet rolling out the barrel at Sainsburys, the Co-op, [etc.].

1998 Illawarra (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 23 June (Suppl.) 10 The tour itinerary is carefully planned to include as much as possible without rushing you off your feet.

2003 C. Birch Turn again Home xxxi. 359 She was rushed off her feet, also getting ready for Georgia's wedding.

单词	to rush off his feet
释义	> as lemmas to rush (a person) off his (also her) feet (or legs) P5. to rush (a person) off his (also her) feet (or legs): to occupy or overwork (a person) to the point of exhaustion. Usually in passive, as to be rushed off one's feet: to be extremely busy. Cf. to run (a person) off his (also her) feet (or legs) at run v. Phrases 3b(a). ΚΠ 1887 C. Reade Maid o' Mill II. xxiii. 20 She hopes he will be rushed off his legs all day without a pause. 1893 Leisure Hour 724/1 I must go,..the dining-room girls are rushed off their feet. 1916 E. Fenwick Diary 14 Feb. (1981) 111 Just rushed off my legs the whole day long. 1937 W. H. S. Smith Let. 20 Sept. in Young Man's Country (1977) ii. 91 I've been so rushed off my feet that I've not had a moment to do anything except work. 1977 Oxf. Star 22 Dec. 1/1 Shopkeepers have been rushed off their feet rolling out the barrel at Sainsburys, the Co-op, [etc.]. 1998 Illawarra (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 23 June (Suppl.) 10 The tour itinerary is carefully planned to include as much as possible without rushing you off your feet. 2003 C. Birch Turn again Home xxxi. 359 She was rushed off her feet, also getting ready for Georgia's wedding. extracted from rushv.² < as lemmas
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