| 单词 | to raise a dust |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto raise a dust a. figurative (from 2c.) Confusion, disturbance, commotion, turmoil (as of a conflict in which much dust is raised); formerly chiefly in to raise a dust, to make a disturbance; now only with conscious reference to the literal sense (except as in 5b). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > cause a disturbance [verb (intransitive)] to raise a dust1649 to stir up a hornets' nest1740 row1797 to kick up a shindy1829 to raise Cain1840 to raise the mischief1840 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [verb (intransitive)] > uproar or tumult clamourc1400 rumblec1405 shout1513 racket1617 to keep a (bad, etc.) quarter1632 to raise a dust1649 obstreperate1765 row1797 uproar1834 to raise Cain1840 to raise the mischief1840 to raise (also lift) the roof1845 steven1855 tow-row1877 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. vii. 289 This particular concerning Tithes hath raised no little dust in the Church of God. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical x. 118 That quarrel and raise a Dust about nothing. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vii. iii. 129 We may perhaps raise a Dust and Dispute about Tenets purely verbal. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 161 Great contest follows, and much learned dust Involves the combatants. 1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 68 Entering heart and soul into the dust and heat of the Church's war with the world. < as lemmas |
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