单词 | upsides |
释义 | upsidesadv. 1. upsides with adv. even, equal, or quits with (a person) by means of retaliation or successful rivalry. dialect (originally Scottish) or colloquial. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adv.1746 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。