英语词汇“to shoot one's cuffs or linen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. to shoot one's cuffs or (formerly) linen (colloquial): to pull one's shirt cuffs out so that they project beyond the cuffs of one's coat. Also figurative.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (intransitive)] > adjust or arrange

to cock one's hat1633

to strip up1664

to shoot one's cuffs or (formerly) linen1878

1878 E. Yates in World 16 Jan. (Farmer) Adjust your curls, your linen shoot, your coat wide open fling.

1887 Poor Nellie (1888) 104 He ‘shot his linen’ in style.

1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Harvest 168 Major Pottinger..shot his linen till the bystanders..wondered if it was a new kind of conjuring entertainment.

1909 M. Beerbohm Yet Again 230 The large young man, shooting his cuffs, strode forward.

1929 W. Deeping Roper's Row iii. 25 You felt that you had shot your cuffs and scored a point when you wiped Moorhouse's stately eye.

1942 L. A. G. Strong Unpractised Heart 27 The millionaire pulled out a gold pencil and shot his cuff.

1974 S. Coulter Château i. xvii. 133 He shot his cuffs and walked resolutely towards Mademoiselle Aurélie.

1977 J. Cheever Falconer 129 He shot his cuff to check the time.

单词	to shoot one's cuffs or linen
释义	> as lemmas to shoot one's cuffs or (formerly) linen d. to shoot one's cuffs or (formerly) linen (colloquial): to pull one's shirt cuffs out so that they project beyond the cuffs of one's coat. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (intransitive)] > adjust or arrange to cock one's hat1633 to strip up1664 to shoot one's cuffs or (formerly) linen1878 1878 E. Yates in World 16 Jan. (Farmer) Adjust your curls, your linen shoot, your coat wide open fling. 1887 Poor Nellie (1888) 104 He ‘shot his linen’ in style. 1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Harvest 168 Major Pottinger..shot his linen till the bystanders..wondered if it was a new kind of conjuring entertainment. 1909 M. Beerbohm Yet Again 230 The large young man, shooting his cuffs, strode forward. 1929 W. Deeping Roper's Row iii. 25 You felt that you had shot your cuffs and scored a point when you wiped Moorhouse's stately eye. 1942 L. A. G. Strong Unpractised Heart 27 The millionaire pulled out a gold pencil and shot his cuff. 1974 S. Coulter Château i. xvii. 133 He shot his cuffs and walked resolutely towards Mademoiselle Aurélie. 1977 J. Cheever Falconer 129 He shot his cuff to check the time. extracted from shootv. < as lemmas
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