英语词汇“tail and top”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†c. tail and top = top and tail at top n.¹ and adj. Phrases 3a: see top n.¹

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [phrase] > head over heels

tail over top1303

top over tailc1330

heels over headc1400

tail and top1558

head over heels1678

over head and heels1678

heels over gowdy1751

head over tip1824

arse over tip1922

ass over tea-kettle1963

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos v. sig. N.j^v Headlong down in dust he ouerturnyd tayle and topp.

†(b) Chiefly hyphenated, in top-and-tail (also top-on-tail, †tail and top): (with reference to falling or tumbling) so as turn completely over; head over heels. Obsolete (English regional (south-western) in later use).Cf. top over tail at Phrases 3b.

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1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos v. sig. N.j^v Headlong down in dust he ouerturnyd tayle and topp.

1879 W. Pengelly 3rd Rep. Comm. Devonshire Verbal Provincialisms in Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Lit. & Art 11 144 Top-and-Tail (= Head-over-heels, or more properly, Heels-over-head). In a field near Sidmouth, one child said to another, ‘Now then, I'm going to turn top-and-tail’ when it proceeded to turn a somersault on the grass.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Top-and-tail The pony put his foot in a rabbit's hole and proper turned top-on-tail.

单词	tail and top
释义	> as lemmas tail and top †c. tail and top = top and tail at top n.¹ and adj. Phrases 3a: see top n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [phrase] > head over heels tail over top1303 top over tailc1330 heels over headc1400 tail and top1558 head over heels1678 over head and heels1678 heels over gowdy1751 head over tip1824 arse over tip1922 ass over tea-kettle1963 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos v. sig. N.j^v Headlong down in dust he ouerturnyd tayle and topp. extracted from tailn.¹ tail and top †(b) Chiefly hyphenated, in top-and-tail (also top-on-tail, †tail and top): (with reference to falling or tumbling) so as turn completely over; head over heels. Obsolete (English regional (south-western) in later use).Cf. top over tail at Phrases 3b. ΚΠ 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos v. sig. N.j^v Headlong down in dust he ouerturnyd tayle and topp. 1879 W. Pengelly 3rd Rep. Comm. Devonshire Verbal Provincialisms in Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Lit. & Art 11 144 Top-and-Tail (= Head-over-heels, or more properly, Heels-over-head). In a field near Sidmouth, one child said to another, ‘Now then, I'm going to turn top-and-tail’ when it proceeded to turn a somersault on the grass. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Top-and-tail The pony put his foot in a rabbit's hole and proper turned top-on-tail. extracted from topn.¹adj. < as lemmas
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