单词 | out of one's skin |
释义 | > as lemmasout of one's skin b. out of one's skin: to the point of exhaustion; (in later use usually more generally) to an excessive or exceptional degree; exceptionally. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [phrase] > with excessive exertion out of one's skin1578 1578 A. Golding tr. Seneca Conc. Benefyting iii. xix. f. 36v He lackyeth after him when he iourneyeth, he tendeth him in his sicknesse, he tooyleth himself out of his skin [L. labore summo colit] too doo him ease. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. D3 The Souldiour may fight himselfe out of his skinne. 1605 S. Rowlands Hell's broke Loose sig. C When Phisicke comes in Gold, and Siluer's kinde, To thinke on this, what's hee, that would not craue it, And fight himselfe out of his skin to haue it? 1621 T. Taylor Parable of Sower & Seed 178 Yet are they not content, but repine and vexe themselues,..yea, and toyle themselues out of their skinnes. 1693 S. R. tr. A. Baillet Life M. Des Cartes vi. 195 M. Sorbiere..sought out other Subjects to plague and quite weary Monsieur Des Cartes out of his Skin. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. vii. 162 Why should he be made..to drive the poor beast out of its skin? 1891 N. Gould Double Event xv. 101 The horse..looked in splendid condition, ‘fit to jump out of his skin’, to use a racing term. 1978 Daily Mirror 18 Oct. 32/1 Barnes played out of his skin against Blackpool recently. 1989 Taxi Globe 15 Nov. 3/5 We were all worried out of our skins. 2006 FIFA Mag. Oct. 28/1 Hislop played out of his skin to keep his team in the game against a superior side. < as lemmas |
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