Phrases and Proverbs. to hold with the hare and run (also hunt) with the hounds: = to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds at run, v.…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > attempt the impossible (10) to hunt for or catch a hare with a tabor1399 Phrases and Proverbs. to hold with the hare and run (also hunt) with the hounds: = to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds at run, v.… gnaw a file1484 A metal (usually steel) instrument, having one or more of its surfaces covered with numerous small raised cutting edges or teeth, for abrading… to take hares with foxes1577 Phrases and Proverbs. to hold with the hare and run (also hunt) with the hounds: = to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds at run, v.… to seek a hare in a hen's nest1599 Phrases and Proverbs. to hold with the hare and run (also hunt) with the hounds: = to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds at run, v.… to wash a Negro (white)1611 to wash a Negro (white): to attempt an impossible task. Cf. to wash an Ethiop white at wash, v. 3d. Obsolete. to milk the bull (also he-goat, ram)1616 transitive. Proverbial phrase to milk the bull (also he-goat, ram) and variants: to engage in an enterprise doomed to failure. to lick a file1647 A metal (usually steel) instrument, having one or more of its surfaces covered with numerous small raised cutting edges or teeth, for abrading… to set the tortoise to catch the hare1803 Phrases and Proverbs. to hold with the hare and run (also hunt) with the hounds: = to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds at run, v.… to look for a needle in a haystack1855 a needle in a haystack and variants: something that would be immensely difficult to find. Usually taken as an example of something it is foolish to… to bite file1880 A metal (usually steel) instrument, having one or more of its surfaces covered with numerous small raised cutting edges or teeth, for abrading… |
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