单词 | let that fly stick in the wall |
释义 | > as lemmaslet that fly stick in (or to) the wall e. Phrases: like a fly in amber: see amber n.2 and adj. Phrases 1. a fly in the ointment [after Ecclesiastes x. 1] : some small or trifling circumstance which spoils the enjoyment of a thing, or detracts from its agreeableness. fly on the (coach-)wheel (see quot. 1870). to send away with a fly in one's ear: cf. flea n. 4 to break, crush, a fly upon the wheel (figurative): to spend a great deal of energy and labour upon something not worth it. let that fly stick in (or to) the wall (Scottish): say nothing more on that subject. don't let flies stick to your heels: be quick. (to) drink with the flies (Australian and New Zealand colloquial): see quot. 1943. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > send away or dismiss > unceremoniously to send packingc1450 trussa1500 to go (send, etc.) away with a flea in one's ear1577 to set packing1577 pack1589 ship1594 to send away with a fly in one's ear1606 to give a packing penny to1609 to pack off1693 to cut (also slip) the painter1699 to send about one's business1728 trundle1794 to send to the right about (also rightabouts)1816 bundle1823 to give the bucket to1863 shake1872 to give (a person) the finger1874 to give (a person) the pushc1886 to give (someone or something) the chuck1888 to give (someone) the gate1918 to get the (big) bird1924 to tie a can to (or on)1926 to give (a person) (his or her) running shoes1938 to give (someone) the Lonsdale1958 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > be of no avail [verb (intransitive)] > expend effort on something futile to shoe the goose14.. to send (also carry, etc.) owls to Athens1548 to break, crush, a fly upon the wheel1606 to carry coals to Newcastlea1614 to bang (also run, bash, etc.) one's head against a brick wall1689 to preach to the converted1857 to be on a hiding to nothing1905 to chase one's tail1963 the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)] to hold one's tonguec897 to keep one's tonguec897 to be (hold oneself) stilla1000 to say littleOE to hold one's mouthc1175 to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175 to keep (one's) silence?c1225 to hold (also have, keep) one's peacea1275 stillc1330 peacec1395 mum1440 to say neither buff nor baff1481 to keep (also play) mum1532 to charm the tonguec1540 to have (also set, keep) a hatch before the door1546 hush1548 to play (at) mumbudgeta1564 not to say buff to a wolf's shadow1590 to keep a still tongue in one's head1729 to sing small1738 to sew up1785 let that fly stick in (or to) the wall1814 to say (also know) neither buff nor stye1824 to choke back1844 mumchance1854 to keep one's trap shut1899 to choke up1907 to belt up1949 to keep (or stay) shtum1958 shtum1958 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > in a manner causing great harm [phrase] > small or trifling thing which spoils enjoyment a fly in the ointment1836 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > moving swiftly in specific manner [phrase] > in or with haste > go in haste don't let flies stick to your heels1836 the mind > emotion > pride > self-importance > [noun] > person bug1536 bladder1579 God almighty1632 cockalorumc1796 his nibs1821 prima donna1834 fly on the (coach-)wheel1840 high muck-a-muck1856 nobs1877 high muckety-muck1882 muckamuck1883 Pooh Bah1886 prima ballerina1923 I AM1926 muckety-muck1927 Pooter1957 cheese1965 1606 True Relation Proc. at Arraignm. Late Traitors sig. Zz4v The princes..sent away your second Mercury with a flie in his eare. 1723 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth (ed. 3) 82 Flyes..that I have yet seen inclos'd in Amber. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xxiii. 355 O whisht, Colonel, for the love o' God! let that flee stick i' the wa'. View more context for this quotation 1824 T. De Quincey Incognito in Knight's Q. Mag. 3 143 To apply any more elaborate criticism to them, would be ‘to break a fly upon the wheel’. 1828 C. Lamb Poor Relations in Elia 2nd Ser. 148 A Poor Relation is—the most irrelevant thing in nature,—..a lion in your path,—a frog in your chamber,—a fly in your ointment. 1836 Going to Service iv. 44 Don't let flies stick to your heels, and don't let ten minutes get the start of you. 1840 E. Bulwer-Lytton Money v. iii I have the greatest respect..for the worthy and intelligent flies upon both sides the wheel. 1870 E. C. Brewer Dict. Phrase & Fable Fly on the coach wheel, one who fancies himself of mighty importance, but who is in reality of none at all. 1914 Scotsman 10 Sept. 9/1 The present situation is not without its ‘fly in the ointment’ for those motorists who have patriotically lent the assistance of their cars to the military authorities. 1928 Daily Express 11 May 10/7 The insurance of school fees has now become so general that it is as well to point out to parents that there is a rather large fly in the ointment. 1936 A. Huxley Olive Tree 5 There is only one fly in the ointment offered by commercial propagandists; they want your money. 1940 Bulletin (Sydney) 3 Jan. 35/3 He never needs to buy whisky, either, though a natural antipathy to drinking with the flies saves the officer's supply. 1943 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 28 Drink with the flies: a drink consumed without the company of others. Also, to drink alone. < as lemmas |
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