| 单词 | to shout the odds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shout the odds b. to shout the odds: to call out the odds offered on contenders in a race or competition; (hence, in extended use) to talk or opine loudly or aggressively (about something). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] > talk excessively or chatter > with strong feeling noise?a1425 rave1716 gnatter1826 gush1864 to shout the odds1894 rant1908 steamroller1969 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet [verb (intransitive)] > call odds to shout the odds1894 rort1931 1894 G. Moore Esther Waters xxxii. 262 He shouted the odds, willing to bet against every horse, distributed tickets to the various folk that crowded round him. 1895 Times 10 Jan. 3/3 The defendants and others made prices on the horses and shouted out the odds as upon a racecourse. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 257 To shout the odds, to talk too much: to brag: to grumble. 1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights i. 10 He was still shouting the odds about this blag which was..nothing but a dirty great romance. 1960 L. Cooper Accomplices ii. i. 76 There are always a few bloody fools who shout the odds about British justice and fair trials. 1967 Sunday Times 15 Oct. 9 For years he's shouted the odds about the Scouse way of life. 1973 ‘J. Patrick’ Glasgow Gang Observed xv. 131 He still shouts the odds fae the windae when there's a ba'le [sc. battle] oan. ‘Get right intae it, Tim,’ he says. 1990 European 11 May 19/1 Mr Morton is one of nature's high-profile individuals, thumping the table and shouting the odds. 1991 D. Dixon Prohibition to Regulation iii. 91 By the early 1890s, bookmakers could stay within the law only by moving around the enclosure as they shouted the odds. < as lemmas |
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