单词 | to wink hard |
释义 | > as lemmasto wink hard b. to wink hard. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > permit [verb (intransitive)] > tacitly wink?a1500 to wink hard1620 connivea1652 1620 F. Quarles Feast for Wormes iii. Med. iii. 38 Hard must he winke, that shuts his eyes from heau'n. 1790 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) 544 And aiblins when they winna stand the test, Wink hard, and say, ‘The folks hae done their best’. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 71 The Emperor, who will rather wink hard than see disagreements. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. ii. 57 Jermyn must be his [election-]agent; Harold must wink hard till he found himself safely returned. < as lemmas |
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