| 单词 | to play a good knife and fork |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play a good knife and fork a. literal as used in eating at table. Hence in various phrases referring to eating, as to play a good knife and fork, to eat heartily. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cutlery cutlery1624 knife and fork1727 flatware1874 iron1905 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > eat heartily to lay in1579 to fall aboard——1603 to eat (also work) like a horse1707 to play a good knife and fork1809 tuck1810 stoke1882 to mug up1897 1727 J. Gay Fables I. xxxvii. 125 Then to contribute to my loss, My knife and fork were laid across. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. vi. 57 Domingo, after playing a good knife and fork..took himself off. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xlv. 435 My digestion is much impaired, and I am but a poor knife and fork at any time. 1888 A. S. Swan Doris Cheyne i. 21 I'll be glad to see you over to a knife and fork. 1889 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms xlv Moran..played a good knife and fork. < as lemmas |
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