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单词 i fear we part not yet, quoth the baker to the pillory
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I fear we part not yet, quoth the baker to the pillory
P1. I fear we part not yet, quoth the baker to the pillory and variants: used to express resigned acceptance of a situation which is unlikely to change. Obsolete.With allusion to the former practice of condemning bakers to the pillory as a punishment for crimes such as overcharging or selling adulterated bread.
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1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ii. sig. G I feare, we parte not yeet, Quoth the baker to the pillory.
1659 J. Howell Eng. Prov. 7/2 in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) Ile take no leave of you, quoth the Baker to the Pillory.
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