| 单词 | gold may be bought too dear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgold may be bought too dear c. gold may be bought too dear and variants: even something of great value or apparent benefit may prove not to be worth the high price paid for it. ΚΠ 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. vii. sig. Iiv A man maie bie golde to dere. 1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 20 I shall buy Gold too deere, in subiecting my selfe to so high a husband. 1630 E. Cobbes Worldlings Looking Glasse 362 We vse to say, we wil not buy gold too deare. a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) vi. 132 Men will not (as our common Proverb is) buy Gold too dear. 1716 E. Ward St. Paul's Church 26 He that hopes, when driven near, To thrive, by buying Gold too dear, Is like the lazy Fool, that lays One Burthen down for present Ease. 1849 Well-spring 9 Feb. 23/2 ‘A man may buy gold too dear.’ Every one who obtains riches dishonestly, obtains it too dear. 1908 Times 28 Nov. 11 Gold may be bought too dear; and little improvements in the regulation of the drink traffic [may]..carry with them..ruinous harshness to individuals. 2015 Irish Examiner (Nexis) 26 Feb. As the old adage goes, you can buy gold too dear, and..new entrants should question whether there is any return from renting land at high prices. < as lemmas |
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