| 单词 | pound for pound |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspound for pound b. pound for pound (also †pound and pound): one pound for another, at the same rate. ΚΠ ?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors Contents sig. A2v That all creditors may haue pownd and pownd alyke. 1600 Looke about You sig. lv He..can spend pound for pound With thee yfaith, wert richer then thou art. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. iv. 66 Begin who will, I'll be bound to go on with him, pound for pound, or pence for pence. 1835 Times 16 Oct. 7/2 Pound for pound, the amount of the currency previous to the Restriction Act was greater by 13,000,000l. 1897 New Eng. Mag. Dec. 476/2 No man can be voted upon..if he has failed to pay his debts pound for pound. 1995 Which? Tax Saving Guide 39/1 Anything you pay towards the purchase price of the car or its accessories..will reduce the ‘price’ of the car for tax purposes, pound for pound. < as lemmas |
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