单词 | square off |
释义 | square offSEE SYNONYMS FOR square off ON THESAURUS.COM verb(intr, adverb) to assume a posture of offence or defence, as in boxing Words nearby square offsquare measure, square meter, square mile, square millimeter, square number, square off, square of opposition, square one, square one's shoulders, square peg in a round hole, square piano Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with square offsquare off Take a fighting stance, prepare to fight, as in As they squared off, the teacher came out and stopped them, or The ambassador said the two countries were squaring off. [First half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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