单词 | by the shift |
释义 | > as lemmasby the shift c. by the shift: by way of makeshift; ‘at a pinch’ ( Eng. Dial. Dict.). So on a shift. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adverb] > at a pinch at (also in, on, upon) a pinch1489 by the shift1665 at (also on, upon) a stress1672 on a shift1842 at or upon a squeeze1892 1665 S. Pepys Diary 16 Nov. (1972) VI. 300 Had a good bedd by the shift of Wyndhams. 1842 J. Aiton Domest. Econ. (1857) 127 Dinners made up on a shift of bread and cheese, and the like, are always the most expensive. 1897 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 29 May (E.D.D.) Ah can eyt a pund bi t'shift. < as lemmas |
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