| 单词 | for one's health |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor one's health b. Colloquial phrase for one's health, used esp. in negative contexts or with negative implication, e.g. to be not doing (something) for one's health: to have a serious purpose in doing something, to be doing something for one's material advantage. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > intend [verb] > have a purpose in doing something to have one's hand on another halfpennya1577 to have one's hand on one's halfpennya1577 to be not doing (something) for one's health1887 the world > health and disease > [adverb] > healthily > in good health > in a manner conducive to health wholefullya1398 healthfully1495 salutarily1531 wholesomely1546 healthsomely1579 salutiferously1678 salubriously1790 for one's health1887 1887 G. H. Devol Forty Years Gambler on Mississippi 133 We called it ours, for we had fitted it up just to suit us; and for fear someone would use it when we were out traveling for our health, we paid for it all the time. 1900 Congress. Rec. 5 Feb. 1520/2 I am not making this speech for fun, nor for my health, nor as an oratorical exercise. 1900 J. K. Jerome Three Men on Bummel iv. 96 What d'ye think I'm running this shop for—my health? 1909 Westm. Gaz. 5 July 2/2 We..doubt if it can really be said that Tariff Reformers are ‘in it for their health’ (to use a very expressive Americanism) or anybody else's. 1914 P. G. Wodehouse Man Upstairs 229 What is it that makes men do perilous deeds? Why does a man go over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Not for his health. 1927 G. K. Chesterton Coll. Poems 90 He will learn..Whether the Health Ministry Are in it for their health. 1944 L. A. G. Strong Director 31 I'm not in this job for my health, any more than you are. 1955 L. P. Hartley Perfect Woman ix. 86 You ought to have sold several hundredweight, at least, or several tons if you want to persuade the Inspector that you're not in business for your health. < as lemmas |
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