| 释义 |
> as lemmasto show one's neb (also nose, etc.) Frequently in expressions in which the part of the body is understood, by synecdoche, to stand for the whole, and which thus convey the meaning ‘to allow oneself to be seen, to make an appearance’; apparently earliest in to show one's neb (also nose, etc.), and later also in to show one's face, to show one's head, etc. (see also face n. Phrases 1b, head n.1 Phrases 4o).< |