| 单词 | to the hilt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto the hilt 3. Phrases. †by these hilts: a form of asseveration. †loose in the hilts: unreliable, conjugally unfaithful. up to the hilt († hilts): completely, thoroughly, to the furthest degree possible; also to the hilt. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [phrase] > thoroughly or to the utmost to the uttermostc1400 to (also unto) (the) outrancec1425 up to the hilt ( hilts)1598 (up) to the handle1824 to the hilt1950 the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene loOE spi?c1225 how mischance——?c1330 with mischance!c1330 by my hoodc1374 by my sheath1532 by the mouse-foot1550 what the (also a) goodyear1570 bread and salt1575 by Jove1575 in (good) truly1576 by these hilts1598 by the Lord Harry1693 by the pody cody1693 by jingo!1694 splutter1707 by jing!1786 I snore1790 declare1811 by the hokey1825 shiver my timbers1834 by the (great) horn spoon1842 upon my Sam1879 for goodness' sake1885 yerra1892 for the love of Mike1896 by the hokey fiddle1922 knickers1971 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [adjective] > unchaste or sexually compliant (of women) strumpeta1382 jadish1573 comingc1576 short heeled1591 loose in the hilts1598 loose-legged1598 loose-tailed1598 light-tailed1600 overscutched1600 stuprous1603 light-skirted1607 brothelly1608 light-heeled1611 wagtailed1648 loose-hilteda1652 feather-heeleda1674 loose-gowneda1717 frank1744 shake-tail1782 (a woman) of a certain description1803 hetaeric1868 round-heeled1926 floozy?1930 trampy1944 slack1951 slaggy1973 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 210 Seuen by these hilts, or I am a villaine else. View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Chances ii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbb1v/1 That's all one, She is loose ith' hilts by heaven. 1650 J. Howell Cotgrave's French-Eng. Dict. (rev. ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. a3v In French Cocu is taken for one whose wife is loose in the hilts. 1687 R. L'Estrange Answer to Let. to Dissenter 45 He is All, Politiques here, up to the Hilts. a1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI lvii, in Wks. (1833) XVII. 24 A modern Ancient Pistol—by the hilts! 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 16 Aug. 135 The original statements..have been proved—if we may say so—up to the very hilt. 1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water (1884) iii. 18 The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt. 1950 J. D. Carr Below Suspicion x. 122 You may trust me to the hilt! 1965 New Statesman 16 Apr. 604/1 The Prime Minister..backs their decisions to the hilt. 1965 Listener 20 May 742/2 Every event I attended was subscribed to the hilt, and the house was full. < as lemmas |
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