单词 | to take ludgate |
释义 | > as lemmasto take Ludgate The name of: an ancient debtors' prison in London; phrase †to take Ludgate (see quot. 1585). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [verb (intransitive)] > become bankrupt to play (the) bankrupt1548 bankrupt1552 to take Ludgate1585 break1600 to go down the weather1611 to break the bank1623 to go to the right shop1655 to swallow a spider1670 to march off1683 to go off1688 to break up shop1712 bust1834 burst1848 to go up King Street1864 to go bust1875 to go under1882 to belly up1886 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 324 Argentariam dissoluere..To play the bankerupt: to take Ludgate. 1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London i. sig. B1 The Master, the Keepers, and all the Prisoners of Ludgate. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Lud's-bulwark, Ludgate Prison. < as lemmas |
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