单词 | to set the dice upon |
释义 | > as lemmasto set (put) the dice upon ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > oppress [verb (transitive)] > domineer over lord1563 overlord?1574 ride1576 overswaya1586 predomineer1594 to set (put) the dice upon1598 lord1671 to ride (also run) roughshod1778 domineer1796 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Stancheggiare..to set the dice vpon one, to tyrannize ouer one. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man xii. §6. 244 Thou..takest this opportunity to set the dice upon him. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Introd. 2 He will put the Dice upon his Readers, as often as he can. < as lemmas |
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