英语词汇“to take the head”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(i) Also †to take the head. To throw off control or restraint; to behave in an unruly manner. Also with modifier, as to take too much head. Now rare (chiefly Irish English in later use).Originally and chiefly with reference or allusion to the behaviour of an unruly horse. Cf. to give (a horse) his (also her, its, etc.) head at Phrases 4e(b).

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1548 H. Grey Let. 19 Sept. (Hatfield House CP 150/118) My doughter..shall hardlie rule hyr sylfe as yet without a guide, lest she shuld for lacke of a bridle take to moche the head and conceaue suche opinion of hyr sylfe that [etc.].

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 14 Would you haue beene so briefe with him, He would haue bin so briefe to shorten you, For taking so the head, your whole heads length.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. iii. 312 Shee had liu'd so long at her owne libertie, and had taken so much head, and now finding her selfe some-what restrain'd of it.

1754 A. P. Goddard tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Italy VI. xi. 61 The Remissness of the Gonfaloniere in suffering the Enemies of the popular Government to take too much Head.

1844 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 21 May The horse took head at the precipitous step at Clonegam.

1858 Irish Metrop. Mag. 2 507 Roach had been quite calm throughout this interview. When he was alone, the bridled bitterness took head.

1906 Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge 16 184/1 The horse took head and ran or rushed headlong.

单词	to take the head
释义	> as lemmas to take the head (i) Also †to take the head. To throw off control or restraint; to behave in an unruly manner. Also with modifier, as to take too much head. Now rare (chiefly Irish English in later use).Originally and chiefly with reference or allusion to the behaviour of an unruly horse. Cf. to give (a horse) his (also her, its, etc.) head at Phrases 4e(b). ΚΠ 1548 H. Grey Let. 19 Sept. (Hatfield House CP 150/118) My doughter..shall hardlie rule hyr sylfe as yet without a guide, lest she shuld for lacke of a bridle take to moche the head and conceaue suche opinion of hyr sylfe that [etc.]. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 14 Would you haue beene so briefe with him, He would haue bin so briefe to shorten you, For taking so the head, your whole heads length. View more context for this quotation 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. iii. 312 Shee had liu'd so long at her owne libertie, and had taken so much head, and now finding her selfe some-what restrain'd of it. 1754 A. P. Goddard tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Italy VI. xi. 61 The Remissness of the Gonfaloniere in suffering the Enemies of the popular Government to take too much Head. 1844 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 21 May The horse took head at the precipitous step at Clonegam. 1858 Irish Metrop. Mag. 2 507 Roach had been quite calm throughout this interview. When he was alone, the bridled bitterness took head. 1906 Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge 16 184/1 The horse took head and ran or rushed headlong. extracted from headn.¹ < as lemmas
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