单词 | to roll with the punches |
释义 | > as lemmasto roll with the punches P9. to roll with the punches and variants: (of a boxer) to move the body, esp. the head, away from the opponent's blows so as to lessen the impact. Now usually figurative: to adapt oneself to adverse circumstances. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (intransitive)] > give in to sky the wipe (or towel)1907 to roll with the punches1910 to pull one's punches1931 to lead with one's chin1949 the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > adapt to circumstances [verb (intransitive)] temporize1555 accommodate1597 localizea1631 to piece in1636 attemper1807 trim1888 adapt1910 reorient1916 adjust1924 to trim one's sails to the wind1928 to roll with the punches1956 1910 Washington Post 28 June 9/4 Johnson would allow his head to roll with each punch, one of his ways of lessening the force of the blows. 1951 J. J. Walsh Boxing Simplified viii. 32 In an actual bout he will not have so much time to roll with the blow. 1956 H. Kurnitz Invasion of Privacy ii. 15 He had mastered the trick of rolling with the punches, rendering himself invisible when a crisis darkened the neighbouring skies. 1963 J. Crosby With Love & Loathing 48 Madison Avenue rolls with the blow; it watches carefully which direction the cookie crumbles. 2009 Retirement Income Reporter (Nexis) Feb. 9 People like him, who have secure jobs and deep-in-the-money mortgages, are rolling with the punches these days. < as lemmas |
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