| 单词 | to spit in or on one's hands |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto spit in or on one's hands c. to spit in or on one's hands, in figurative use. ΚΠ 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. Hjv If I haue anoynted your palmes with hope, spitte on your handes and take good holde. 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 52 What Francesco? spit on thy hand, and lay holde on thy hart. 1834 S. Smith Sel. Lett. Major Jack Downing lxxi. 212 Afore I had time to spit in my hands, the Gineral finished the war. 1949 H. L. Mencken Mencken Chrestomathy xxx. 626 Is it hot in the rolling-mill? Are the hours long? Is $15 a day not enough? Then escape is very easy. Simply throw up your job, spit on your hands, and write another ‘Rosenkavalier’. a1975 P. G. Wodehouse Sunset at Blandings (1977) ii. 20 There was a time when you had to employ wild horses to drag me from London, and they had to spit on their hands and make a special effort. < as lemmas |
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