单词 | to take the ball before the bound |
释义 | > as lemmasto take the ball before the bound ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > precede or come before [verb (transitive)] > anticipate or forestall > an opportunity to take the ball before the bound1589 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 195 We do preuent them..and do catch the ball (as they are wont to say) before it come to the ground. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iv. ix. 10 It concerns you not to be over hasty herein, not to take the Ball before the Bound. < as lemmas |
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