| 单词 | give a dog a bad name and hang him |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgive a dog a bad (or †ill) name and hang him P17. give a dog a bad (or †ill) name and hang him and variants: a bad reputation once acquired is very difficult to lose. Now frequently in shortened form, as give a dog a bad name. ΚΠ 1693 Antiq. Reviv'd 103 The man, who chose rather to give his Dog a living ill name, than immediately to commit him to a Halter.] 1751 L. Chambaud Idioms French & Eng. Langs. 184 Les Anglois disent encore: Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding (new ed.) v. v. 69 It is but the church's calling him a tyrant, and absolving his subjects of their allegiance, and all will go well. Give a dog an ill name, and hang him. 1869 A. Trollope Phineas Finn II. lii. 117 ‘Your brother, Laura, is dangerous.’.. ‘Yes—give a dog a bad name and hang him.’ 1886 ‘S. Tytler’ Buried Diamonds xxxix It is a case of give a dog an ill name and hang him. 1909 Times 20 Jan. 19 In football, as in other things, ‘give a dog a bad name’ applies very forcibly, and we are inclined to think that many people were a little too anxious to find fault with the Australians. 1991 B. Anderson Girls High (1992) xv. 177 Mrs Stillburn said that if you gave a dog a bad name you might as well hang it. < as lemmas |
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