| 单词 | as strong as an ox |
| 释义 | > as lemmasas strong as an ox b. As a proverbial type of strength, brawn, fortitude, obstinacy, etc. Chiefly similative, esp. in as strong as an ox. ΚΠ 1677 Duke of Newcastle & T. Shadwell Triumphant Widow ii. i. 13 I may use such Similes as these, as brown as a Berry,..drunk as an Owl, as strong as a Horse, as dull as an Ox, &c. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 174 Is it meet to think that a little child should handle Goliah as David did? or that there should be the strength of an Ox in a Wren? View more context for this quotation a1832 G. Crabbe Poet. Wks. (1834) V. 30 See! that sleek fellow, how he strides along, Strong as an ox, and ignorant as strong. 1867 A. Cary Bishop's Son ii. 45 He was big, big as the side of the house! stupid, stupid as an ox! 1977 ‘J. Herriot’ Vets might Fly 42 He was very like the boxer himself; not over-burdened with brains, built like an ox with powerful shoulders and a big constantly-grinning face. 1996 Independent (Nexis) 8 Jan. (Sport section) 1 Connolly might have the look of a slightly dissolute choirboy, but he has the strength and constitution of an ox. < as lemmas |
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