英语词汇“policy of grab”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. The action or practice of grabbing. game of grab (perhaps cf. sense 5 and grab-game n. at Compounds 2), policy of grab: in recent journalistic use often applied opprobriously to rapacious proceedings in political or commercial affairs. grab and keep: commercial rapacity and selfishness. on the grab: intent on gain. up for grabs: open to offer; easily obtainable (slang (chiefly U.S.)).

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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] > unscrupulous or rapacious

scamblingc1538

whale1606

game of grab1883

the mind > possession > acquisition > acquisition or loss [phrase] > easily obtainable

up for grabs1945

rent-a-crowd1961

the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [adjective] > offered > open to offer

up for grabs1945

1883 Ld. Wemyss in St. James's Gaz. 16 July They..are playing a game of ‘grab’ for the farmer's vote.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 3/1 The fatal inauguration of the policy of grab by Lord Beaconsfield in 1878.

1888 Daily News 12 Dec. 4/8 Part of a policy called by fine people annexation and by common people grab.

1893 W. Besant Ivory Gate 236 The selfishness of mankind as illustrated by the universal game of Grab.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 24 Nov. 1/3 The newly invented game of ‘grab’ in Africa.

1905 ‘G. Thorne’ Lost Cause ii They've nothing to get by it..and that flatters 'em because they're always on the grab in every other way.

1905 Daily Chron. 9 May 3/1 The grab-and-keep of towns.

1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. 35 Up for grabs, easy to make gal.

1954 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (ed. 2) §356/7 Up for grabs, easy to pick up.

1967 Boston Globe 5 Apr. 51/5 Right now every position is up for grabs. Every player is going to get a shot.

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. B3/3 At the time that General Bakeries made its bid, Mr. Conrad said the Ogilvie companies appeared to be ‘up for grabs’.

1971 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) 26 Feb. 675/2 So the hotel reservations set-up looks up for grabs.

单词	policy of grab
释义	> as lemmas policy of grab b. The action or practice of grabbing. game of grab (perhaps cf. sense 5 and grab-game n. at Compounds 2), policy of grab: in recent journalistic use often applied opprobriously to rapacious proceedings in political or commercial affairs. grab and keep: commercial rapacity and selfishness. on the grab: intent on gain. up for grabs: open to offer; easily obtainable (slang (chiefly U.S.)). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] > unscrupulous or rapacious scamblingc1538 whale1606 game of grab1883 the mind > possession > acquisition > acquisition or loss [phrase] > easily obtainable up for grabs1945 rent-a-crowd1961 the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [adjective] > offered > open to offer up for grabs1945 1883 Ld. Wemyss in St. James's Gaz. 16 July They..are playing a game of ‘grab’ for the farmer's vote. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 3/1 The fatal inauguration of the policy of grab by Lord Beaconsfield in 1878. 1888 Daily News 12 Dec. 4/8 Part of a policy called by fine people annexation and by common people grab. 1893 W. Besant Ivory Gate 236 The selfishness of mankind as illustrated by the universal game of Grab. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 24 Nov. 1/3 The newly invented game of ‘grab’ in Africa. 1905 ‘G. Thorne’ Lost Cause ii They've nothing to get by it..and that flatters 'em because they're always on the grab in every other way. 1905 Daily Chron. 9 May 3/1 The grab-and-keep of towns. 1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. 35 Up for grabs, easy to make gal. 1954 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (ed. 2) §356/7 Up for grabs, easy to pick up. 1967 Boston Globe 5 Apr. 51/5 Right now every position is up for grabs. Every player is going to get a shot. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. B3/3 At the time that General Bakeries made its bid, Mr. Conrad said the Ogilvie companies appeared to be ‘up for grabs’. 1971 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) 26 Feb. 675/2 So the hotel reservations set-up looks up for grabs. extracted from grabn.² < as lemmas
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