| 单词 | to start something |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto start something P2. colloquial (originally U.S.). to start something: to cause some trouble, disturbance, etc. Similarly (in negative constructions) to start anything. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > riot [verb (intransitive)] > cause disturbance to start something1870 1870 E. Kellogg Boy Farmers of Elm Island x. 134 Uncle Isaac, giving John Rhines the wink, took him, Fred, and Charlie aside, and said,—‘Come, can't you boys start something?’ 1905 Washington Post 18 Dec. 9/3 ‘Now, don't start anything, dear,’ calmly rejoined his wife. 1917 U. Sinclair King Coal 78 Either the man was an agitator, seeking to ‘start something’, or else he was a detective sent in by the company. 1917 P. G. Wodehouse Uneasy Money xvi. 179 You certainly did the wrong thing. You started something! 1943 F. J. Bell Condition Red 59 The Japs..slunk by without starting anything. 2003 Ice Oct. 111/2 No-one dared take me on. It's why I had to start backyard wrestling—everyone was too pussy to start something. < as lemmas |
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