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单词 upsides
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upsidesadv.

Brit. /ˌʌpˈsʌɪdz/, U.S. /ˌəpˈsaɪdz/
Etymology: < upside n. Compare Middle Swedish upsidhis, -es by the side (of), alongside.
1. upsides with adv. even, equal, or quits with (a person) by means of retaliation or successful rivalry. dialect (originally Scottish) or colloquial.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > equality [phrase] > equal or even with
on even board with1631
on (also upon) the square1692
in with1741
up with ——1741
upsides with1746
(to be) upshots (with)1877
1746 Ld. Lovat in Williams Hist. Rec. 11th Hussars (1908) 47 I..am still in good spirits, and hope to be upsides with the barbarous villains who have used me so.
1753 Extracts Trial J. Stewart in Scots Mag. Sept. 454/1 He did not care though he should be up-sides with him.
1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. vi. 170 It's best no to be rash..I'se be upsides wi' him ae day.
1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour vi. xxx. 181 He considered it his duty to be ‘upsides’ with him, and tell the servants all he knew about him.
1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 65 He did want to be upsides with that insulting little jackanapes.
2. colloquial. On a level with; alongside of.
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the world > space > distance > nearness > near to [preposition] > next to or beside
nexteOE
toc1000
alongstc1180
besidesc1200
besidec1275
next handa1400
hard byc1450
juxta1860
upsides1883
1883 Standard 12 Feb. 2/6 Baron Farney must finish at least upsides with his then conqueror.
1894 J. D. Astley Fifty Years of my Life II. 210 Never [to] let any horse get upsides of him if he could help it.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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