| 释义 |
† mock-holiday Obs.
[mock a.]
Only in phrase: to play mock-holiday, to act deceitfully. Const. with.
15..Catal. Anc. Deeds (1906) V. 498 As it seme he plaieth mock halliday with me. c1561Veron Free-will 50 b, God dothe playe mocke holy daye wyth us, if he promysethe thynges, that it lyeth not in us to obtayne. 1604Meeting of Gallants 21 The stirrup plaide mock-holy-day with him, and made a foole of his foote. a1607Brightman Revelation (1615) 230 The Iesuites doe not interprete the Scriptures, but play mocke haliday with them. |