单词 | out and in |
释义 | > as lemmasout and in PhrasesIn adverbial phrases formed in combination with other adverbs (usually coordinated by and).See also out and out adv., out-and-home adj., out-and-return adj. P1. out and in [Compare in and out adv.] : a. Out of a place and in again; outdoors and indoors again. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > to and fro [phrase] > in and out out and inOE in and out?1504 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xviii. 318 We sceolon eac on ðysum dagum began ure gebedu & fylian urum haligdomum ut & in. OE Old Eng. Hexateuch: Deut. (Claud.) xxxi. 2 Ic eom to dæg hundtwelftiwintrae; ne mæg ic lengc faran ut & inn. a1300 Vision St. Paul (Jesus Oxf.) 180 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 152 And creopeþ vt and in ayeyn. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) 5615 Ho..gert to pik hit oute & in. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Chron. x. D They bare the vessell out and in. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 169v The windowes must be so placed,..hauing a hole..in such sort, as the Pigions may easely flee out and in at. 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 72 Girts are Thongs of Leather... Two of them are used to carry the Carriage out and in. 1792 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 667 Duncan sigh'd baith out and in. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xiv. 133 I..had the tide going out and in before me in the bay. 1913 R. Frost Mowing in Boy's Will 121 I should prefer to have some boy bend them As he went out and in to fetch the cows. 1952 E. Bowen Hand in Glove in Day in Dark (1965) 208 They had already seen regiments out and in; for quite a number of years, it began to seem, bets in the neighbourhood had been running high. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > thoroughly > from beginning to end or through and through to the boneOE through and throughc1225 out and outc1300 from top to tail1303 out and inc1390 (from) head to heel (also heels)c1400 (from) head to foot (also feet)c1425 from top to (into, unto) toec1425 to the skin1526 to one's (also the) finger (also fingers') ends1530 from first to last1536 up and down1542 whole out1562 to the pith1587 to the back1594 from A to (also until) Z1612 from clew to earing1627 from top to bottom1666 back and edge1673 all hollow1762 (all) to pieces1788 from A to Za1821 to one's (also the) fingertips1825 to one's fingernails1851 from tip to toe1853 down to the ground1859 to the backbone1864 right the way1867 pur sang1893 from the ground up1895 in and out1895 from soda (card) to hock1902 c1390 [see sense A. 16]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 6485 Þe comamentes ten..If we þam heild, bath vt and in. a1450 in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 76 (MED) Do ryȝtwys dede, out and ynne. 1600 (?a1425) Chester Plays (Harl. 2013) 13 Save yourselfe, bouth out and in. 1842 T. Martin My Namesake in Fraser's Mag. Dec. ‘Full, sir, out and in’, said the cad. P2. out and away: (modifying a superlative) far away; by far, beyond all others. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > to a great extent or by far great quantityc1330 far forthly1362 by farc1380 well awayc1390 by half?a1400 by mucha1450 far (and) away1546 by a great sort1579 to stand head and shoulders abovea1683 (by) a long way1741 by a jugful1831 by all odds1832 by a long, damn, etc., sight1834 out and away1834 (by) a long chalk1835 by chalks1835 by long chalks1835 by a street1886 a whole lot1886 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 43/1 Beggary is a business, a profession, out-and-away the most thriving, profitable, secure [etc.]. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xvii. 138 ‘Who's the best shot?’..‘Mr. Trelawney, out and away.’ 1946 S. T. Felstead Stars who made Halls xvii. 177 Since his time the best of them, out and away ahead of anybody else, is Cavan O'Connor, who must be the best tenor—Sims Reeves included—ever known on the ‘halls’. P3. out and about: fit and active, going outdoors (esp. after recovering from an illness); travelling around; engaging in social activity. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [phrase] > about out and about1881 the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > recovering [phrase] > moving around or going out out and about1881 1881 L. B. Walford Dick Netherby i. 8 Till Mr. Netherby was out and about again. 1884 R. Buchanan Foxglove Manor II. xxvi. 238 Ellen was already out and about. 1930 London Mercury Feb. 324 He'll be out and about in a fortnight. 1977 Jersey Evening Post 26 July 27/6 Mrs. Munro had entertained to tea at her home several elderly ladies who seldom get out and about. 1991 Z. Edgell In Times like These xviii. 107 He was out and about struggling for recognition, involving himself in activities that would further his political career. < as lemmas |
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