| 单词 | to set one's foot to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set one's foot to (also by) ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > fight with [verb (transitive)] fightOE strugglec1386 wrestle1398 cope witha1467 undertake1470 to set one's foot by1536 skirmc1540 make1542 to break blows, words with1589 combata1592 to take up1600 warsle1606 stoush1924 1536 in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 506 No man can or dare set his fote by ours in proving of the contrary. a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. C.iiij Like a valiaunt prince he spake these words vrgent: Who dare set his foote to ours the contrary to proue, And said he reckned learned he was what the faith ment. c1609 S. Hieron Wks. (1624) I. 7 Saint Paul..would not haue feared for profession of Religion, to set his foot to him that was holiest. 1675 J. Blackadder Two Serm. in M. Shields Faithful Contendings (1780) 73 Our blessed Lord shall see the travel of his soul, and be satisfied: and though all his enemies set their feet to it, they shall not be able to hinder it. 1790 Abridgm. Minutes of Evid. Comm. Slave-Trade (House of Commons) No. 3. ii. 43 Setting his foot to the black man's, [he] squared as if to box him, saying, that he would learn him how to fight. < as lemmas |
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