reculer pour mieux sauterphr.

Brit.

/rəkuːˌleɪ pʊə mjəː səʊˈteɪ/,

/rəˌkuːleɪ pɔː mjəː ˈsəʊteɪ/, U.S.

/rəkuˌleɪ pʊr mjə soʊˈteɪ/,

/rəˌkuleɪ pʊr mjə ˈsoʊteɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French reculer pour mieux sauter.

Etymology: < French reculer pour mieux sauter, literally ‘to draw back in order to leap better’ (1536 in Middle French; compare Old French reculer por le plus loing saillir , literally ‘to draw back in order to leap further’ (c1274)) < reculer (see recoil v.¹) + pour for, in order to (see pur- prefix) + mieux better (see au mieux adv.) + sauter to leap (see sault v.²).

Withdrawing in order to improve one's chances of subsequent progress or success; making use of a withdrawal or setback in such a way as to advance further.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [phrase] > make use of a setback

reculer pour mieux sauter1616

1616 D. Carleton Let. 2 Dec. in Lett. during Embassy in Holland (ed. 2) (1775) 74 Most are wedded to the conceit, that if the Spaniard do leave the places, it is but reculer pour mieux sauter.

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 62 Reculer pour mieux sauter, according to the French byword, cannot be trusted to as a general rule of conduct.

1820 Countess Granville Let. 30 Aug. (1894) I. 170 ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘with people in general it is reculer pour mieux sauter, with her sauter pour mieux reculer.’

1880 Princeton Rev. July–Dec. 19 No doubt her idea was ‘reculer pour mieux sauter’.

1907 G. B. Shaw Let. 21 Mar. (1972) II. 675 The sales that are influenced by my name go up steadily from year to year; and all the apparent slumps are cases of ‘reculer pour mieux sauter’.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love i. 6 I think my coming back home was just reculer pour mieux sauter.

1951 R. F. Harrod Life J. M. Keynes x. 431 This was, in his mind, a case of reculer pour mieux sauter.

1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Sept. 39/4 He would have us believe he was..a shrewd survivor, who played skillfully the game of reculer pour mieux sauter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reculer pour mieux sauter
释义	reculer pour mieux sauterphr. Brit. /rəkuːˌleɪ pʊə mjəː səʊˈteɪ/, /rəˌkuːleɪ pɔː mjəː ˈsəʊteɪ/, U.S. /rəkuˌleɪ pʊr mjə soʊˈteɪ/, /rəˌkuleɪ pʊr mjə ˈsoʊteɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French reculer pour mieux sauter. Etymology: < French reculer pour mieux sauter, literally ‘to draw back in order to leap better’ (1536 in Middle French; compare Old French reculer por le plus loing saillir , literally ‘to draw back in order to leap further’ (c1274)) < reculer (see recoil v.¹) + pour for, in order to (see pur- prefix) + mieux better (see au mieux adv.) + sauter to leap (see sault v.²). Withdrawing in order to improve one's chances of subsequent progress or success; making use of a withdrawal or setback in such a way as to advance further. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [phrase] > make use of a setback reculer pour mieux sauter1616 1616 D. Carleton Let. 2 Dec. in Lett. during Embassy in Holland (ed. 2) (1775) 74 Most are wedded to the conceit, that if the Spaniard do leave the places, it is but reculer pour mieux sauter. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 62 Reculer pour mieux sauter, according to the French byword, cannot be trusted to as a general rule of conduct. 1820 Countess Granville Let. 30 Aug. (1894) I. 170 ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘with people in general it is reculer pour mieux sauter, with her sauter pour mieux reculer.’ 1880 Princeton Rev. July–Dec. 19 No doubt her idea was ‘reculer pour mieux sauter’. 1907 G. B. Shaw Let. 21 Mar. (1972) II. 675 The sales that are influenced by my name go up steadily from year to year; and all the apparent slumps are cases of ‘reculer pour mieux sauter’. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love i. 6 I think my coming back home was just reculer pour mieux sauter. 1951 R. F. Harrod Life J. M. Keynes x. 431 This was, in his mind, a case of reculer pour mieux sauter. 1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Sept. 39/4 He would have us believe he was..a shrewd survivor, who played skillfully the game of reculer pour mieux sauter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.1616
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