| 单词 | on the windy side of |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the windy side of d. Situated towards the wind, windward: in on the windy side of (figurative), so as not to be ‘scented’ and attacked by (cf. wind n.1 4), out of the reach of; away from, clear of.In modern use echoing Shakespeare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > a long way off [phrase] > out of range or reach out of the way1484 out of distancea1500 on the windy side of1600 in the clear1901 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 327 Pedro Infaith lady you haue a merry heart. Beatr. Yea my lord I thanke it, poore foole it keepes on the windy side of Care. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iv. 162 Still you keepe o'th windie side of the Law: good. View more context for this quotation 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xii. 171 He had just so much solidity as kept on the windy side of insanity. View more context for this quotation 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters vii. 190 You cut off his resources; while you yourself keep on the windy side of assassination and murder. < as lemmas |
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