单词 | when it comes to |
释义 | > as lemmaswhen it comes to —— c. when it comes to ——: (used to introduce or qualify a statement) so far as (a matter or subject) is concerned. ΚΠ 1889 Harper's Mag. Mar. 561/1 A man must dismiss all thoughts of..common-sense when it comes to masquerade dresses, and just sail in and make an unmitigated fool of himself. 1898 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1897 427 The intelligent farmer of today has got beyond trading ‘sight unseen’ or ‘buying a cat in a bag’ when it comes to fertilizers. 1904 St. Nicholas July 793/2 When it comes to rapid growing, no other garden vegetable compares with the squashvine. 1942 L. D. Rich We took to Woods viii. 220 He's often hardboiled in his attitude toward his own kind, but when it comes to animals, he's just a bowl of custard. 1985 W. A. Donohue Polit. Amer. Civil Liberties Union v. 339 When it comes to crime control, it is clear what remedies the ACLU opposes. 2012 P. Druckerman Bringing up Bébé xiii. 226 When it comes to parenting she's the boss, full stop. < as lemmas |
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