单词 | to turn one's hand |
释义 | > as lemmasto turn one's hand h. to turn one's hand. extracted from turnv. (a) To make an attack; to bring about hardship. Chiefly followed by against, upon. Cf. sense 26a. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] greetc893 overfallOE riseOE assail?c1225 to lay on or upon?c1225 onseekc1275 to set on ——c1290 infighta1300 saila1300 to go upon ——c1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 annoyc1380 impugnc1384 offendc1385 to fall on ——a1387 sault1387 affrayc1390 to set upon ——1390 to fall upon ——a1398 to lay at?a1400 semblea1400 assayc1400 havec1400 aset1413 oppressa1425 attachc1425 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 fray1465 oppugn?a1475 sayc1475 envaye1477 pursue1488 envahisshe1489 assaulta1500 to lay to, untoa1500 requirea1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 assemblec1515 expugn1530 to fare on1535 to fall into ——1550 mount1568 attack?1576 affront1579 invest1598 canvass1599 to take arms1604 attempt1605 to make force at, to, upon1607 salute1609 offence1614 strikea1616 to give a lift at1622 to get at ——1650 insult1697 to walk into ——1794 to go in at1812 to go for ——1838 to light on ——1842 strafe1915 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] assail?c1225 to set on ——c1290 saila1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 to set against ——c1330 impugnc1384 offendc1385 weighc1386 checka1400 to lay at?a1400 havec1400 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 rehetea1450 besail1460 fray1465 tuilyie1487 assaulta1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 sturt1513 attempt1546 lay1580 tilt1589 to fall aboard——1593 yoke1596 to let into1598 to fall foul1602 attack1655 do1780 to go in at1812 to pitch into ——1823 tackle1828 vampire1832 bushwhack1837 to go for ——1838 take1864 pile1867 volcano1867 to set about ——1879 vampirize1888 to get stuck into1910 to take to ——1911 weigh1941 rugby-tackle1967 rugger-tackle1967 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 6070 Suan þe duc of denemarch bigan to turne is hond & after þat he adde destrued þe souþhalf of þis lond He wende & robbede of þis lond al þe norþ side. a1425 (a1382) Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) 2 Kings xxiv. 17 I biseche, be thin hoond turned [L. vertatur..manus tua] aȝens me, and aȝens the hows of my fader. 1694 J. Owen Englands Warning 14 By our obstinacy and continuance in impenitency and disobedience, we have caused him to turn his Hand against us. 1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church (1847) x. 107 Her cruel masters turned their ruthless hands against every thing and person that had a religious character. 1877 Queen's Printers' Bible-Aids 134 David..entreating him [sc. God] to spare the innocent people, and to turn his hand upon himself. 1906 Jewish Era 15 Jan. 171/1 The prophet intimates that when God has finished the chastisement of Judah He will then turn His hand upon those nations and punish them. 2010 K. M. Saxegaard Character Complexity in Bk. of Ruth viii. 199 She complains about God who has turned his hand against her. (b) Followed by to: to apply oneself to, set to work at, take up as an occupation. Frequently in such expressions as they can turn their hands to anything. Formerly also †without possessive. Cf. sense 22. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] > tackle or proceed to deal with entreat?a1450 overtakea1500 to go on ——1508 take1523 to go about ——?1533 to set upon ——1555 fall1589 to turn one's hand1628 to take to task1649 tackle1847 to take on1898 1628 T. Taylor Man in Christ 95 How mightily did Gods power manifest it selfe in ouercomming all difficulties in that Creation? no finite power could turne hand to it. 1703 R. Steele Tender Husband ii. i A good Servant should turn his Hand to every thing in a Family. 1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun in Wks. (1863) III. 11 She could turn her hand to anything. 1856 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 17 ii. 358 [He] can turn his own hand to the plough when wanted. 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland ii. 24 [He] was ready to turn his hand to anything that might enable him to earn a living. 1951 M. Lambert & E. Marx Eng. Pop. Art iii. 48 In the nineteenth century the pargeter sometimes turned his hand to making plaques for inn signs. 2014 Times (Nexis) 4 Oct. 57 My father had the gift of the gob—he could turn his hand to selling anything. < as lemmas |
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