| 单词 | he that hews high may have a chip fall in his eye |
| 释义 | > as lemmashe that hews (also looks) high may have a chip fall in his eye ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 1918 Fulofte he heweth up so hihe, That chippes fallen in his yhe. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 2227 Þat hewis ouer his heued, þe chip falles in his ine. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxxiiiiv/1 For an olde prouerbe it is leged: He that heweth to hye, with chyppes he maye lese his syght. 1603 N. Breton Dialogue Pithe & Pleasure sig. B2v Who looketh hye, may haue a chip fall in his eye. 1696 T. D'Urfey Comical Hist. Don Quixote: 3rd Pt. ii. ii. 14 Come, look not too high, lest a Chip fall in your Eye and don't scald your lips in another Man's Porridge. 1732 T. Fuller Gnomologia 284 Look not too high, Lest a Chip fall in your Eye. < as lemmas |
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