Phrases. to get one's thumb out of (a person's) mouth, to escape from, to get out of the clutches of. †the finger next one's thumb, one's closest…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [phrase] > beyond one's powers to do or attain (4) above one's thumb1766 Phrases. to get one's thumb out of (a person's) mouth, to escape from, to get out of the clutches of. †the finger next one's thumb, one's closest… above one's bend1835 above one's bend: beyond one's powers. U.S. no can do1868 It is not possible, it cannot be done; ‘I can't do it.’ Cf. can do at can, v.1 phrases 7. beyond one's grasp1871 within (one's) grasp: close enough to admit of being grasped. Similarly ready to one's grasp. beyond one's grasp: out of one's reach. Chiefly figur… |
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