| 单词 | enough to swear by |
| 释义 | > as lemmasenough to swear by 2. To swear to or be sure of the existence of (cf. to swear to —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 1): in enough to swear by, expressing a very slight amount. colloquial or slang. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a very small amount shredc1000 farthingsworthc1325 pennyworthc1330 incha1350 sliverc1374 chipa1393 gnastc1440 Jack1530 spoonful1531 crumba1535 spark1548 slight1549 pin's worth1562 scruple1574 thought1581 pinch1583 scrap1583 splinter1609 ticket1634 notchet1637 indivisible1644 tinyc1650 twopence1691 turn of the scale(s)1706 enough to swear by1756 touch1786 scrimptiona1825 infinitesimal1840 smidgen1841 snuff1842 fluxion1846 smitchel1856 eyelash1860 smidge1866 tenpenceworth1896 whisker1913 tidge1986 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 138 They prescribe them..in some quantity, though it be but enough to swear by. 1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 40 The two ships touched with a shock which was barely perceptible, just enough in fact to ‘swear by,’ as the gunner remarked. < as lemmas |
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