单词 | at full stretch |
释义 | > as lemmasat full stretch c. A resting with outstretched limbs. †at full stretch: reclining at full length. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adverb] > at full length at full stretch1700 full length1855 the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest > in specific posture lie-down1840 stretch1856 sit-down1857 lay-down1897 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical iii. 20 He Lolls at full Stretch within, and half a Dozen Brawny Bulk-begotten Footmen behind [his coach]. 1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 12 Jan. 27/2 Punter never gets above four hours' sleep in his bed; but he makes up for that deficiency..by a two hours' stretch on the bench in the afternoon. at full stretch c. on the (†full) stretch: in a state of mental strain, making intense effort; so to put, set upon the (full) stretch. Now chiefly at full stretch: to capacity; working fully or as hard as possible. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > acting vigorously or energetically [phrase] > with great vigour or energy > with utmost vigour full tilt?a1600 all out1840 full out1886 full vent1927 flat out1932 at full stretch1934 balls-out1959 1683 J. Dryden Life Plutarch 24 in J. Dryden et al. tr. Plutarch Lives I His memory was always on the stretch, to receive..their discourses. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 140 We cannot live always upon the Stretch; our Faculties will not bear constant Pleasure any more than constant Pain. 1692 F. Atterbury Serm. Whitehall 20 The Praise and Admiration of God..sets our Faculties upon their full Stretch. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 38. ⁋1 You might see his Imagination on the Stretch to find out something uncommon. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 377 This set all..Heads upon the Stretch, to enquire. 1771 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) V. 272 He is on the full Stretch to save their Souls. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 140 Craft and cozenage..put our faculties to the stretch, and lay the foundation of Prudence. 1778 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. (1876) viii. 443 The writers of every age and country, where taste has begun to decline,..are always on the stretch; never deviate..a moment from the pompous and the brilliant. 1796 Ann. Reg., Hist. 108 His thoughts were uninterruptedly on the stretch. 1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xiv. 323 The inmates of Sisera's harem..are on the stretch of expectation for the sight of..their champion. 1866 A. Halliday Mugby Junction v, in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 10 Dec. 26/2 Me and my stoker were on the stretch all the time, doing two things at once—attending to the engine and looking out. 1884 H. A. Taine in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 521 His business keeps his mind on the stretch. 1934 G. B. Shaw On the Rocks (new ed.) i, in Too True to be Good 221 I am an overworked..man,..having to keep my mind at full stretch all the time struggling with problems. 1955 Times 1 June 10/1 United States tire manufacturers are still working at full stretch. 1977 Evening Post (Nottingham) 27 Jan. 4/5 Wilford power station, Nottingham, has been at full stretch to meet heavy demand. < as lemmas |
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