| 单词 | to take french leave |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take (†a) French leave to take (†a) French leave: to depart unnoticed or without permission; (also spec. in military contexts) to escape or take flight; to desert, to take absence without leave. Occasionally in simple use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > be absent [verb (intransitive)] > absent oneself to turn awaya1400 absenta1425 to play truant1560 truant1580 to take (a) French leave1751 to trig it1796 to play hookey1848 submarine1915 to take off1930 bunk1949 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > go away suddenly or hastily fleec825 runOE swervea1225 biwevec1275 skip1338 streekc1380 warpa1400 yerna1400 smoltc1400 stepc1460 to flee (one's) touch?1515 skirr1548 rubc1550 to make awaya1566 lope1575 scuddle1577 scoura1592 to take the start1600 to walk off1604 to break awaya1616 to make off1652 to fly off1667 scuttle1681 whew1684 scamper1687 whistle off1689 brush1699 to buy a brush1699 to take (its, etc.) wing1704 decamp1751 to take (a) French leave1751 morris1765 to rush off1794 to hop the twig1797 to run along1803 scoot1805 to take off1815 speela1818 to cut (also make, take) one's lucky1821 to make (take) tracks (for)1824 absquatulize1829 mosey1829 absquatulate1830 put1834 streak1834 vamoose1834 to put out1835 cut1836 stump it1841 scratch1843 scarper1846 to vamoose the ranch1847 hook1851 shoo1851 slide1859 to cut and run1861 get1861 skedaddle1862 bolt1864 cheese it1866 to do a bunkc1870 to wake snakes1872 bunk1877 nit1882 to pull one's freight1884 fooster1892 to get the (also to) hell out (of)1892 smoke1893 mooch1899 to fly the coop1901 skyhoot1901 shemozzle1902 to light a shuck1905 to beat it1906 pooter1907 to take a run-out powder1909 blow1912 to buzz off1914 to hop it1914 skate1915 beetle1919 scram1928 amscray1931 boogie1940 skidoo1949 bug1950 do a flit1952 to do a scarper1958 to hit, split or take the breeze1959 to do a runner1980 to be (also get, go) ghost1986 1751 Polite Politician II. 54 French Leave is a phrase we had often in use, When one slily elop'd; nor left coin or excuse. 1755 J. Wesley Lett. (1931) III. 127 I took a French leave this morning—that is left Leeds without telling either her or her husband. 1772 Town & Country Mag. 33 She..left Fanny with French leave. 1775 J. Trusler Chesterfield's Princ. Politeness (ed. 4) 72 The taking what is called a French leave was introduced that on one person's leaving the company the rest might not be disturbed. ?1821 W. Gifford in S. Smiles Publisher & Friends (1891) II. xxi. 55 The few teeth I have seem taking their leave—I wish they would take a French one. 1861 N.Y. Times 31 July in F. Moore Rebellion Rec. II. ii. 439/1 The artillery..sent three charges of grape into a party of secessionists, who were evidently taking French leave of the section. 1910 H. S. Johnson Williams on Service x. 110 But do you know, the little villain has taken French leave and gone anyway. 1951 H. Wouk Caine Mutiny (1952) iv. xvii. 216 I'll see what I can do, but don't go taking French leave, any of you. 1997 C. Carson Star Factory (1998) 220 We skipped and hopped and dodged and scarpered, as we took French leave and exited into the city. < as lemmas |
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