英语词汇“to sup with the devil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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to sup with the devil

to sup with the devil: †(a) to be in Hell (cf. sense 2a) (obsolete); (b) to keep bad company, to have dealings with corrupt persons (cf. he should have a long spoon that sups with the Devil at spoon n. 3a).

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a1567 T. Becon Actes Christ & Antichrist (1577) sig. Diii^v It is to be feared, that hee goeth to suppe with the Diuell, whom he hath so diligently serued al the daies of his life.

1652 J. Shirley Cardinal v. 62 Pla. Madam, the Cardinal. Her. He shall sup with the Devil.

1816 Amusing Chron. 31 Oct. 99 The poor Author, perhaps is doomed to sup with the Devil, in the shape of a Bailiff, watching for the fate of his Farce.

1886 E. Lynn Linton Paston Carew III. viii. 180 He had voluntarily supped with the devil—and his spoon had been too short.

2005 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 4 Feb. 20/2 Indeed, Zionists supped even more extensively with the devil.

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单词	to sup with the devil
释义	> as lemmas to sup with the devil to sup with the devil: †(a) to be in Hell (cf. sense 2a) (obsolete); (b) to keep bad company, to have dealings with corrupt persons (cf. he should have a long spoon that sups with the Devil at spoon n. 3a). ΚΠ a1567 T. Becon Actes Christ & Antichrist (1577) sig. Diii^v It is to be feared, that hee goeth to suppe with the Diuell, whom he hath so diligently serued al the daies of his life. 1652 J. Shirley Cardinal v. 62 Pla. Madam, the Cardinal. Her. He shall sup with the Devil. 1816 Amusing Chron. 31 Oct. 99 The poor Author, perhaps is doomed to sup with the Devil, in the shape of a Bailiff, watching for the fate of his Farce. 1886 E. Lynn Linton Paston Carew III. viii. 180 He had voluntarily supped with the devil—and his spoon had been too short. 2005 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 4 Feb. 20/2 Indeed, Zionists supped even more extensively with the devil. extracted from supv.² < as lemmas
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