| 单词 | upon a or the die |
| 释义 | > as lemmasupon a or the die P4. upon a or the die: depending upon a chance or contingency, in a critical position, at stake; so to set upon the die. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > there is danger in a course of action [phrase] > in a precarious condition on the (or a) razor's edge?1611 upon a or the die1659 in the air1752 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 230 To recover her young when they are upon a dye. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 393 Ah poor soul..It will not now bee granted thee, when thou art upon thy dye. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus ii. i. 50 But here is more upon the dye—a kingdom. 1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 859 When Rochejaquelein.. set life and fortune thus upon the die. < as lemmas |
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