单词 | to stand the pace |
释义 | > as lemmasto stand (also stick, last, etc.) the pace c. to stand (also stick, last, etc.) the pace: to be able to keep up with another or others; to be able to withstand the pressure of a situation. Frequently in negative contexts. ΚΠ 1844 Times 27 Apr. 5/7 Lord Ellenborough has done many things..; which of them has brought his term of government to this violent death?.. Is it simply that the staid elderly gentlemen cannot stand the pace he goes? 1878 Harper's Mag. Apr. 780/2 If I were to send Bessie to Cornell or Michigan University just now, she might or might not be able to stand the pace. 1919 H. Trench Napoleon iv. ii. 106 Exhausted? No. I can stand the pace for another six years. 1985 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder II in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 135/1 So, my old mate Eddie's getting hitched, eh? What's the matter? Can't stand the pace of the In-Crowd! 1999 in D. Bolger Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel 116 However, as the youngest nun in the convent, she was treated with an indulgence that came largely from an anxiety that she might not last the pace. < as lemmas |
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