| 单词 | out of a person's fingers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of a person's fingers (b) out of a person's fingers: out of a person's power or control. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1549 E. Allen tr. L. Juda Paraphr. Reuelacion S. John xii. f.xix, in M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II They fall not from his kingdom nor escape out of his fingers. [No corresponding phrase in German original.] 1592 T. Kyd Trueth Murthering of Brewen 6 I meane to kepe me as long out of thy fingers as I can, and accurst be I if I..hazard my life in thy hands. 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 139 Let vs be gone out of their fingers. 1662 J. Wenlock Humble Declar. 43 She wished with all her heart, that I were out of their fingers. 1700 C. Leslie Def. Snake in Grass ii. 164 A Quaker wou'd have call'd him (if he Durst) a Chemarim, Baal's Priest, Serpent, Dog, Devil, as they have call'd our Bishops and Magistrates, when they were out of their fingers. 1841 W. G. Simms Kinsman xxxiv. 141/2 If I could work poor Jake Clarkson out of their fingers, he'd make a third... But I am dub'ous he stands a bad chance in the grip of Watson Gray. < as lemmas |
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