| 单词 | to pull a finch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull a finch a. A name given to many small birds of the order Passeres, esp. to those of the genus Fringilla or family Fringillidæ. †to pull a finch: to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person (cf. to pluck a pigeon). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > member of fincha700 fairy bird1809 fairy bluebird1839 passerine1840 cataract-bird1868 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] fincha700 spinkc1425 thistle-finch1589 thistlewarp1598 grosbeak1678 fringillide1853 thistle-bird1872 thistle-feeder1904 spinkie1911 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > defraud or swindle [verb (intransitive)] to pull a finchc1386 to bore a person's nose?1577 to wipe a person's nose1577 verse1591 lurch1593 to grope a gull1594 cheat1647 to lick (another's) fingers1656 to live upon the shark1694 sharp1709 fineer1765 to pluck a pigeon1769 swindle1769 to run a game1894 to sell (a person) a pup1901 scam1963 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > cheat, swindle [phrase] to pull a finchc1386 to wipe a person's nosea1475 to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 to play fast and loose1557 to play false1576 to joint a person's nose of?1577 to make a cousin of1580 to sell smoke1589 munge1660 to sell (a person) a packet1886 to beat the count1897 to sell (a person) a pup1901 to hand (someone) a lemon1906 to sell (someone) a bill of goods1927 a700 Epinal Gloss. 423 Fringella, finc. c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 286 Fringilla, finc. c1386 G. Chaucer Prol. 654 Ful prively a finch eke coude he pull. c1400 Rom. Rose 658 In many places were nyghtyngales, Alpes, fynches, and wodewales. ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Civ The fynche, lLe pinchon. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 123 The Fynch, the Sparrowe, and the Larke. View more context for this quotation 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xi. 103 Finches for the most part live upon seeds. 1720 J. Gay Dione ii. iv, in Poems II. 459 And pecking finches scoop the golden rind. 1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia I. i. i. 45 The linnet and finch sang still from the neighbouring copses. 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz in La Saisiaz: Two Poets of Croisic 71 Brisk as any finch He twittered. to pull a finch (also pigeon, plover, etc.) to pull a finch (also pigeon, plover, etc.): to fleece or swindle a foolish or unsuspecting person.extracted from pullv.< as lemmas |
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