| 单词 | to sting for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sting (someone) for e. to sting (someone) for (something): to induce (someone) to give (money, etc.) by begging or borrowing in an exploitative manner. slang (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > borrow money [verb (transitive)] > borrow money from borrowa1000 touch1760 cadge1863 to sting (someone) for1903 to put the bee on1918 bite1919 to put the sleeve on1931 to put the bite on1933 the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > wheedle, coax, or cajole > swindle by to sting (someone) for1903 sweedle1909 1903 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 17 Apr. 10/6 An undergraduate is no longer ‘stuck’ for a dinner, a seat at the play, a railroad ticket; he is ‘stung’ for it. 1911 W. J. Locke Glory of Clementina Wing xxi They were left, they were done, they were stung—they were all things that slang has invented to describe the position of men deceived by those in whom they trusted. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words s.v. He stung me for one shilling. 1928 L. North Parasites 69 She stung us on salary—eight hundred a week. 1929 M. de la Roche Whiteoaks v. 78 I was talking the other day to a young fellow who had paid a fancy price for one [sc. a horse]... But he'd got badly stung. 1940 N. Marsh Surfeit of Lampreys (1941) ii. 34 We hope to sting Uncle G. for two thousand [pounds]. 1973 P. G. Wodehouse Bachelors Anonymous iii. 26 He wants to make a touch... He even stung me for a bit the other day. 1976 P. Cave High Flying Birds iv. 46 You still letting that bum sting you for drinks? < as lemmas |
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