| 单词 | a made man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa made man a. Of a person: having his or her success in life (happiness, etc.) assured. Chiefly in a made man. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > prosperous or successful > having success in life assured madea1516 a1516 H. Medwall Godely Interlude Fulgens sig. Eiv I went he hade bene a sad man But I se well he is a made man In this message. 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus 126 I am safe [L. saluus sum] for euer, or I am a made man for this worlde. 1605 S. Rowley When you see Me sig. C3 Hele lafe and be as merie as a magge pie, and thow't bee a mayd man by it. 1609 in C. Marlowe Faustus (new ed.) sig. E2 Wel sir, now I am a made man [1604 now am I made man] for euer. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Coxcombe i. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Nnv/2 If I had never seen, or never tasted The goodnesse of this kix, I had beene a made man. 1708 Brit. Apollo 18–23 June You are a Made Man. 1786 A. Hughes Zoriada III. 38 If she but lives, cried she, I am a made woman again. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xxxv. 381 He is a made man. He rejoices daily in the fact that he is a recognized celebrity. 1918 Stars & Stripes 29 Mar. 6/2 While out on the circuit, he met an old negro boxing expert and Burge decided to learn the game... A new champion had just made his appearance. Burge gained the decision over him and was a made man. 1936 ‘G. Orwell’ Keep Aspidistra Flying iii. 73 He was a made man—or, by Smilesian, aspidistral standards, un~made. 1992 Spy (N.Y.) Nov. 66/1 In 1985, Weintraub became a made man in Hollywood when creepy tycoon Kirk Kerkorian hired him to run United Artists. < as lemmas |
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