| 单词 | to snap one's fingers at |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto snap one's fingers at c. to snap one's fingers at, to treat with indifference or contempt; to disregard or ignore. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > express contempt of > by gesture finger-point1563 to bite the thumb at1573 fig1600 tweak1604 to make horns at1607 rump1737 to snap one's fingers at1806 to give (a person) the finger1874 scuff1897 1806 W. Scott 11 Feb. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott I hope I shall be very soon able to..snap my fingers at the bar and all its works. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. viii. 146 You'll..be able to snap your fingers at them all. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxiii. 226 The men of his country..would have snapped their fingers at the Court of Session. < as lemmas |
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