| 单词 | eagles don't catch flies |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseagles don't catch flies eagles don't catch flies and variants [after post-classical Latin aquila non captat muscas (Erasmus Adagia (1520) 579), itself after medieval Greek ἀετὸς μυίας οὐ θηρεύει (15th cent.)] : those who are great or important do not concern themselves with insignificant people or trivial matters. ΚΠ 1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Blacke Smyth sig. Bb.1v The iolly Egles catche not litle flees. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. ii. sig. M8v That is the right act of a Prince, and therefore it is well saide, That the Egle catcheth not flies [Fr. l'aigle ne s'amuse à chasser, ny prendre les mousches]. 1660 W. Prynne Long Parl. Twice Defunct Ep. Ded. sig. A2v The Eagles do not quarrey upon flies. a1784 S. Johnson in H. L. Piozzi Anecd. Johnson (1786) 185 They [sc. insults] sting one..but as a fly stings a horse; and the eagle will not catch flies. 1878 All Year Round 13 Apr. 284/2 Eagles don't snap at flies. 1942 H. C. Bailey Nobody's Vineyard i. 7 ‘Eagles don't catch flies.’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Inspectors of Police don't catch urchins.’ 2010 Post (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 21 July 16 Be a true eagle. Eagles don't catch flies. Soar above the mediocre. < as lemmas |
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