英语词汇“to win the saddle or lose the horse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P2. to win the saddle or lose the horse and variants: to engage in a venture the outcome of which will either be highly profitable or ruinous. Now rare.

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1550 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue (new ed.) ii. ix. sig. Fiiii^v Recouer the hors or lese the saddle too.

1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue f. 62^v He hath both ieoperded the horse, and lost the saddle.

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. K4 Whatsoeuer two resolute men will goe to dice for it, and win the bridle or lose the saddle.

1602 N. Breton Poste with Madde Packet Lett. I. sig. B2 But my state being so down the wind,..I wil..thrust my selfe into some place of seruice, where I will either win the horse, or loose the Saddell.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 894 They..resolve either to Win the saddle, or Loose the Horse.

1736 J. Kelly Fall of Bob i. 6 I know thy waddle, And bent to win the Horse, or lose the Saddle.

1801 L. Chester Federalism Triumphant i. i. 13 It's neck or nothing with them, as well as us, we'll loose the horse or win the saddle.

1813 J. Lovett Let. 12 June in C. V. Bonney Legacy Hist. Gleanings (1875) 298 The Majority doubt..whether they shall win the Saddle, and ride..to the d—l; or lose the Horse, and trudge the same journey on foot.

1913 Folk-lore 24 77 I'll win the horse or lose the saddle. (Oxfordshire).

单词	to win the saddle or lose the horse
释义	> as lemmas to win the saddle or lose the horse P2. to win the saddle or lose the horse and variants: to engage in a venture the outcome of which will either be highly profitable or ruinous. Now rare. ΚΠ 1550 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue (new ed.) ii. ix. sig. Fiiii^v Recouer the hors or lese the saddle too. 1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue f. 62^v He hath both ieoperded the horse, and lost the saddle. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. K4 Whatsoeuer two resolute men will goe to dice for it, and win the bridle or lose the saddle. 1602 N. Breton Poste with Madde Packet Lett. I. sig. B2 But my state being so down the wind,..I wil..thrust my selfe into some place of seruice, where I will either win the horse, or loose the Saddell. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 894 They..resolve either to Win the saddle, or Loose the Horse. 1736 J. Kelly Fall of Bob i. 6 I know thy waddle, And bent to win the Horse, or lose the Saddle. 1801 L. Chester Federalism Triumphant i. i. 13 It's neck or nothing with them, as well as us, we'll loose the horse or win the saddle. 1813 J. Lovett Let. 12 June in C. V. Bonney Legacy Hist. Gleanings (1875) 298 The Majority doubt..whether they shall win the Saddle, and ride..to the d—l; or lose the Horse, and trudge the same journey on foot. 1913 Folk-lore 24 77 I'll win the horse or lose the saddle. (Oxfordshire). extracted from saddlen.¹adj. < as lemmas
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