| 单词 | to play chicken |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play chicken 13. Chiefly in to play chicken. extracted from chickenn. a. A game in which the first person to lose his or her nerve and withdraw from an increasingly dangerous situation is the loser. Also in extended use with reference to any risky or dangerous situation. Cf. chicken adj.The game is typically played by driving cars towards each other at speed or by standing in front of fast-moving vehicles. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [noun] > others sitisota1400 papsea1450 half-bowl1477 pluck at the crow1523 white and black1555 running game1581 blow-pointa1586 hot cocklesa1586 one penny1585 cockelty bread1595 pouch1600 venter-point1600 hinch-pinch1603 hardhead1606 poor and rich1621 rowland-hoe1622 hubbub1634 handicap?a1653 owl1653 ostomachy1656 prelledsa1660 quarter-spellsa1660 yert-point1659 bob-her1702 score1710 parson has lost his cloak1712 drop (also throw) (the) handkerchief1754 French Fox1759 goal1765 warpling o' the green1768 start1788 kiss-in-the-ring1801 steal-clothes1809 steal-coat1816 petits paquets1821 bocce1828 graces1831 Jack-in-the-box1836 hot hand1849 sparrow-mumbling1852 Aunt Sally1858 gossip1880 Tambaroora1882 spoof1884 fishpond1892 nim1901 diabolo1906 Kim's game1908 beaver1910 treasure-hunt1913 roll-down1915 rock scissors paper1927 scissors cut paper1927 scissors game1927 the dozens1928 toad in the hole1930 game1932 scissors paper stone1932 Roshambo1936 Marco Polo1938 scavenger hunt1940 skish1940 rock paper scissors1947 to play chicken1949 sounding1962 joning1970 arcade game1978 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [verb (intransitive)] > other specific games to give a woman a green gowna1586 to play the dozens1928 to play chicken1949 1949 Collier's 28 May 76/4 Compared to Russian roulette,..‘chicken’ has the advantage in that if you win, you take your friends with you. 1949 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 12 Nov. 16/7 A recent automobile accident which resulted in death to occupants of the cars was the result of playing ‘chicken’. 1962 Times 18 May 13/3 The spectacle of jay walkers playing chicken against the lights may be seen every day. 2013 Times & Transcript (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 2 July d4 This isn't just building on a flood plain, which is inadvisable enough, it's playing chicken with nature. 2018 Kent Messenger (Nexis) 18 Oct. Those who play chicken in the street or on the train tracks. I'm not sure your family will see the funny side of it should you slip. b. figurative with reference to a situation or confrontation in which those on one side of an issue refuse to negotiate, hoping that the opposition will back down first. ΚΠ 1951 Coe Cosmos (Coe Coll., Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 25 Oct. (Homecoming ed.) 4/1 World politics is no place to play ‘chicken’. 1986 Economist 8 Feb. 13/1 Mr Reagan is not budging, determined to play chicken on the deficit for a bit longer. 2009 Financial Times 26 May 11/1 [Mr Piëch, who] is one of the company's largest shareholders, pushes through decisions and plays chicken with anyone who crosses his path. 2019 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News (Nexis) 3 Dec. (Final ed.) b4 Our illustrious and gaudily-socked prime minister is playing chicken with the U.S. < as lemmas |
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