单词 | for one's soul |
释义 | > as lemmasfor one's soul (b) for one's soul and variants. Chiefly used hyperbolically in negative contexts, in for the soul of me. ΚΠ c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 343 Thou Iohn, thow swyneshed, awak For cristes saule. 1678 N. Tate Brutus of Alba v. 53 I dare not for my Soul—farewell. 1691 W. Mountfort Greenwich-Park ii. ii. 15 I could not for the Soul of me have told What 'twas I long'd for more than talk and kisses. 1728 A. Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife 243 Whate'er you see be nought surpriz'd, But for your saul move not your tongue. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 99 I could not for my soul but fasten the buckle in return. 1807 ‘P. Plymley’ Three More Lett. on Catholics v. 40 I cannot for the soul of me conceive whence this man has gained his notions of Christianity. 1838 E. A. Poe Ligeia in Amer. Museum Sept. 25 I cannot, for my soul, remember how, when, or even precisely where I first became acquainted with the lady Ligeia. 1894 ‘J. S. Winter’ Red Coats 63 But for the life and soul of him he could not help thinking about her. 1901 Fibre & Fabric 17 Aug. 11/3 For the soul of me I don't know what the Kumamoto folk do with so many wisteria vines stretched along the streets. 1999 F. D. Rast Don's Nam viii. 182 For the soul of me, I never know where you whities get your thoughts. < as lemmas |
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