单词 | safe as |
释义 | > as lemmas(as) safe as —— a. (as) safe as ——: in complete security or concealment (by comparison to various things considered very safe). ΚΠ 1582 S. Gosson Playes Confuted Ep. Ded. sig. A I when I sleepe shall be as safe, as the childe in his cradle. 1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 47 As safe as a mouse in a malt-heape. 1786 G. M. A. Baretti Tolondron 222 So far, le Baron de Tolondrognac is as safe, as an escargot in his winter-shell. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Queen of Love 280 ‘I feared all was gone.’ ‘It is safe as the Bank of England.’ 1919 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 26 Oct. (1993) III. 48 You simply must not worry about me. I am as safe as a rock. 2009 J. Kernan Dream Stalker 246 Sebastian smiled, a rueful, cocky smile that made Michaela feel safe as a baby lion between its mother's paws. < as lemmas |
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