| 单词 | to worm out of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto worm (a person) out of 6. to worm (a person) out of: to deprive or dispossess of (property, etc.) by underhand dealing. ? Obsolete. ΘΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by asking, entreaty, or importunity getc1330 emprent?c1400 impetrea1450 impetrate1533 importunate1605 to worm (a person) out of1617 exorate1623 wheedle1670 stout1812 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade > a difficulty to worm (a person) out of1617 wrigglea1646 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > perpetrate (a swindle) [verb (transitive)] > defraud or swindle > out of something beguile1394 wrongc1484 delude1493 licka1500 to wipe a person's nose1577 uncle1585 cheat1597 cozen1602 to bob of1605 to bob out of1605 gull1612 foola1616 to set in the nick1616 to worm (a person) out of1617 shuffle1627 to baffle out of1652 chouse1654 trepan1662 bubble1668 trick1698 to bamboozle out of1705 fling1749 jockey1772 swindle1780 twiddle1825 to diddle out of1829 nig1829 to chisel out of1848 to beat out1851 nobble1852 duff1863 flim-flam1890 1617 W. Fennor Compters Common-wealth 10 It was onely a tricke to worme mee out of my money. a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV xi, in Poems (1878) IV. 3 Richard (whom late wee left dethron'd) is not Worne from the Storye, though worm'd out of King. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Worm'd out of, Rookt, Cheated, Trickt. 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant I. 58 This gave us a suspicion..that they jointly contriv'd to worm us out of this Mony. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. iii. viii. 310 We cannot wrestle against the world, but we may shake hands with it, and worm the miser out of its treasures. < as lemmas |
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