| 单词 | to say black is the white of a person's eye |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto say black is the white of a person's eye b. to say black is the white of a person's eye: to find fault with a person. Cf. black adj. and n. Phrases 3. Now rare. ΚΠ 1742 Select Trials Old-Bailey (new ed.) IV. 194 I have used the Sea in the King's and Merchant's Service, this great while, and defy any Person to say, that Black is the White of my Eye. 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) at Black Eye He cannot say black is the white of my eye; he cannot point out a blot in my character. 1828 G. Smeeton Doings in London 85 As Mother Cole said.., ‘no one could say black was the white of her Eye’. 1934 P. O'Donnell On Edge of Stream 191 I'd like meself to..have the pleasure of knocking down the man who'd say black was the white of his eye. < as lemmas |
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