单词 | enough is a feast |
释义 | > as lemmasenough is (as good as) a feast a. enough is (as good as) a feast. ΚΠ a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 246 Inowghe is as good as a feste. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. xi. sig. M For folke say, enough is as good as a feast. 1738 A. Pope 7th Epist. 1st Bk. Horace in Wks. II. ii. 25 Pray take them, Sir—Enough's a Feast. 1833 C. Lamb Pop. Fallacies vi in Last Ess. Elia 235 (heading) That enough is as good as a feast. 1943 T. Harrisson et al. Mass Observ. Pub & People (2009) ii. 35 Christ, I've had 18 pints in one neet and noan ben any the worse for it, theat reet enough, enoughs as good as a feast. 2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 June 6/2 Its epigraph might be that old folk saying, ‘Enough is as good as a feast’. < as lemmas |
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