单词 | to throw away the scabbard |
释义 | > as lemmasto throw away the scabbard e. In figurative phrase, to throw away the scabbard: to abandon all thought of making peace. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > [verb (intransitive)] > begin hostilities asty1297 to take weapon in handa1538 to raise one's standard1548 to rise in arms1563 to take (up) armsa1593 to break into arms1594 to unsheathe the sword1649 to take up the hatchet1694 to throw away the scabbard1704 to fly to arms1847 1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. x. 83 He who hath drawn his Sword against his Prince, ought to throw away the Scabbard. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 207 The Scabbard seemed to be thrown away on both Sides. 1900 A. T. Mahan War S. Afr. (ed. 2) v. 200 Not the courage that throws away the scabbard, much less that which burns its ships. < as lemmas |
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