单词 | to run away with it |
释义 | > as lemmasto run away with it f. Nautical. To haul on (a line) by walking or running steadily. Frequently in to run away with it. ΚΠ 1843 Jack's Edition of Life at Sea xviii. 159 Captain Bullhead..began to encourage the men to run away with the yard rope. 1859 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 2 374 The boatswain..‘pipes’, the falls are ‘married’, ‘the men run away with it’, and the boat ‘is up’. 1887 J. C. Hutcheson White Squall viii. 113 ‘Hoist away, men!’ cried Mr. Marline. ‘Run away with the falls, you lubbers,’ echoed Moggridge. 1917 Bluejacket's Man. (U.S. Navy) (ed. 5) 296 The rest of the heaving line..is received by men previously detailed, who run away with the heaving line and haul the hawser ashore. 1973 D. Pope Governor Ramage R. N. vii. 78 Ease away and haul in; run away with it, lads. < as lemmas |
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