| 单词 | under one's arm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunder one's arm a. under one's arm [compare Middle High German under sīnen arm (German unter seinen Arm)] : between one's arm and one's body, esp. so as to be held safely or securely. ΚΠ a1225 (?OE) MS Vesp. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 233 (MED) Hi dieð under hire arme, oðer his hafed heleð, to don him slepe and reste. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 328 He..plucked hym [sc. a dwarf] faste undir his arme and so rode his way with hym. 1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio ii. 156 A Quiver hung..Under her left arm. 1707 E. Settle Siege of Troy iii. 22 The honest Lad..had the good fortune to catch his Head before it fell, and is bringing it under his Arm, as fast as his weak legs can bear him. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. liii. 237 He..wore..a pair of temple spectacles, and his hat under his arm. 1829 W. M. Thackeray Let. 22 Nov. (1945) I. 107 I was walking home with a..box of oil colors under my arm. 1850 R. Bell Ladder of Gold II. iv. v. 255 You must walk out with the case under your arm—I'll take care you're not followed. 1947 Partisan Rev. 14 469 He..stuck the envelope of index cards..under his arm and walked out. 1986 L. Garfield December Rose ix. 57 He folded his newspaper, tucked it under his arm and walked towards the door. 2011 H. Dolan Very Bad Men (2012) xxii. 145 The woman took a stack of flyers from under her arm and handed one to Lark. < as lemmas |
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