| 单词 | to try it on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto try it on b. to try it on (with play on sense 9): to attempt an imposition; to endeavour to outwit or get the better of some one (usually const. with); spec. in Thieves' Cant, to live by thieving; also in favourable sense. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (intransitive)] > be a thief one's fingers are all thumbs1546 to try it on1811 work1819 scavenge1938 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [verb (intransitive)] > attempt to try it on1811 to come the raw prawn (over, with, etc.)1940 1811 Lexicon Balatronicum Try on, to endeavour. To live by thieving. Coves who try it on; professed thieves. 1812 Sporting Mag. 39 284 Witness agreed to try it on again although he considered himself in danger. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxiv. 305 No jokes, old boy; no trying it on on me. 1864 A. Lincoln in W. C. Church Ulysses Grant (1877) 231 I don't believe I can do it, but if you say so, I'll try it on. 1903 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VII. ii. 217/2 To try it on, to seek to outwit, get the better of, fleece, cheat... To try it on a dog = to experiment at another's expense or risk. 1912 Oxf. & Cambr. Rev. Nov. 14 If he tries it on, the audience..is ready to convince him of his mistake. < as lemmas |
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