| 单词 | at a or to the bay |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat a or to the bay b. figurative. In at a or to the bay: at or to close quarters; in great straits, in distress, at or to one's last extremity. Cf. French aux abois. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > in adversity [phrase] > at the end of one's resources with or having one's back at or to the wall1535 at a or to the bay1596 to be at the end of one's rope1686 one's rope is out1686 the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in a difficult position > in straits > in extreme difficulty at the last castc1449 at a or to the bay1596 1596 E. Spenser View State Ireland 510 a All former purposes were blanked, the governor at a bay, and, etc. 1596 B. Griffin Fidessa iii. sig. B2 Oh that I had my mistris at this bay, To kisse and clippe me till I ranne away! 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 17 Shall God haue us at so great a bay as he hath, and shall we wax carelesse. 1682 J. Dryden Medall Epist. Whigs sig. A4v In utter despaire of your own Satyre, make me Satyrize my self. Some of you have been driven to this Bay already. < as lemmas |
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