| 单词 | worse things happen at sea |
| 释义 | > as lemmasworse things happen at sea c. worse things happen at sea and variants: a consolatory catchphrase. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > consolation or relief [phrase] > consolatory (all the same in) a hundred years (hence)1647 worse things happen at sea1829 1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 346 The Fancy were too game to complain.., contenting themselves with the old saying, ‘that worse accidents occur at sea!’ 1869 C. H. Spurgeon John Ploughman's Talk v. 41 To be poor is not always pleasant, but worse things than that happen at sea. 1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway xii. 297 Oh well, worse things happen at sea. I expect we shall get over it. 1978 M. Kenyon Deep Pocket viii. 97 Worse things 'ave 'appened at sea, he told himself, if 'e shoots..you'll 'ardly feel a thing. < as lemmas |
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