| 单词 | stand and deliver |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstand and deliver (b) intransitive. stand and deliver: a formula used by highway robbers or thieves as a command to victims to stop and hand over valuables. Cf. your money or your life. In later use historical or in allusive use. ΚΠ 1600 T. Dekker Old Fortunatus sig. Kv Your life? no, keepe your life, but deliuer your purse: you know the theifes salutation, Stand & deliuer. So, this is mine, and these yours. 1714 A. Smith Hist. Lives Highway-men (ed. 2) I. 38 He order'd him to Stand and Deliver. 1842 F. E. Paget Milford Malvoisin viii. 188 After this follows an address in a strain of foot-pad eloquence, ‘Stand and deliver! Your money or your life!’ 1981 ‘Adam Ant’ & M. Pirroni Stand & Deliver (song) in ‘Adam and the Ants’ Prince Charming (record sleeve notes) Stand and Deliver your money or your life! 2019 @JonathanLHoward 13 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 11 Sept. 2019) Stand and deliver! Your money or a lovely thermos of hot tea, if you have such a thing about you. < as lemmas |
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