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P1. to be built for comfort, not for speed and variants.

a. Of a thing (originally and esp. a boat or other vehicle): to be designed and constructed so as to be comfortable rather than fast. Later also in extended use: to offer security or reliability but lack excitement or efficiency.

1868 N.Y. Herald 12 May 4/4 She is a first rate sea boat, and being built more for comfort than speed has capital accommodations on board.

1905 Motor Way 28 Sept. 41 (advt.) Rambler [motor car]... Occupants thoroughly protected from storms by full canopy top... Built for comfort—not for speed.

1917 Dial 11 Oct. 334/1 Democratic governments learn only by trial and error... Democracies are built for comfort, not for speed.

2011 R. Barton Cycling Bible (2015) i. 30/1 Touring bikes are built for comfort not speed. Their frames are often made from steel... Steel..[has] a bit more ‘give’, making for a less boneshaking ride over unmade roads.

2019 Sc. Daily Mail (Nexis) 16 Feb. 108 The shares already have some high expectations... it's a solid, well-run business. It's more of a Mondeo than a Maserati, but some stocks are built for comfort, not speed.

b. Of a person: to prefer or be more suited to comfort and ease rather than exercise, excitement, or a challenge; (sometimes euphemistically) overweight, fat.

1911 San Francisco Examiner 6 Feb. 7/3 She was built for comfort, not speed, he tells you. She is so large that the only thing she can get ready-made is a handkerchief.

1934 Washington Post 28 Apr. 9/1 He is headed for a ‘realm of cooperative plenty’. Hot dog..! If it were not for the fact that I am built for comfort instead of speed I would have joined him.

1960 W. Dixon Built for Comfort (sheet music) Don't call me fat Cause I'm built for comfort I ain't built for speed.

2022 Toronto Sun (Web ed.) (Nexis) 19 Jan. When I was a teenage girl with a ‘sturdy’ body type, my father..often remarked that I was, ‘built for comfort, not for speed’... To all dads of teenage girls, please, be sparing with those ‘light teasing’ remarks.

P2. to build bridges: to facilitate communication or reconciliation; to encourage or bring about friendly relations between different or opposing groups. Frequently with between, to. Cf. bridge-building n. 2.

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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > reconcile (people)

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to build bridges1886

1875 Glasgow Herald 8 Apr. 7/1 He thought they should give encouragement to all that tended to broaden—to build bridges rather than to raise walls.

1886 G. P. Fisher Catholicity, True & False 24 To soften the asperities of intellectual strife, and to build bridges between discordant sections of the Christian family.

1907 Times 10 Oct. 3/3 Undeterred by the failure of previous efforts to build bridges for the opponents of obligatory arbitration.

1969 Life 11 Apr. 36/1 The U.S. has tried to ‘build bridges’ to the U.S.S.R., while too often appearing determined to burn all Western bridges to China.

2002 Time Out N.Y. 31 Oct. 6/1 One of the primary goals is to build bridges between the GLBT and Poly communities.

P3. Originally U.S. Followed by an infinitive or to and a noun, forming adjectival phrases designating or relating to something (esp. a house, building, etc.) made or constructed in accordance with that which is specified by the verb or noun, as in build-to-order, build-to-sell, build-to-suit, build-to-specification, etc. Cf. built adj. Phrases.

1911 Ohio Architect, Engineer & Builder Jan. 72/2 He is often hampered by..the allotment man whose ‘build to sell’..policy has no regard for any one but himself.

1950 Daily Independent Jrnl. (San Rafael, Calif.) 20 May 8/2 (advt.) Ideal settings for build-to-order homes among stately laurels and mammoth oaks.

1968 Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Aug. 45/3 Several locations available on a build to suit basis.

2018 FD Wire (Nexis) 2 May [These capabilities] will enhance..[their] ability to provide build-to-specification products.

P4. to be built on sand: see sand n.² 2b. Rome was not built in a day: see Rome n. Phrases 1b.

单词	to be built for comfort, not for speed
释义	> as lemmas to be built for comfort, not for speed Phrases P1. to be built for comfort, not for speed and variants. a. Of a thing (originally and esp. a boat or other vehicle): to be designed and constructed so as to be comfortable rather than fast. Later also in extended use: to offer security or reliability but lack excitement or efficiency. Π 1868 N.Y. Herald 12 May 4/4 She is a first rate sea boat, and being built more for comfort than speed has capital accommodations on board. 1905 Motor Way 28 Sept. 41 (advt.) Rambler [motor car]... Occupants thoroughly protected from storms by full canopy top... Built for comfort—not for speed. 1917 Dial 11 Oct. 334/1 Democratic governments learn only by trial and error... Democracies are built for comfort, not for speed. 2011 R. Barton Cycling Bible (2015) i. 30/1 Touring bikes are built for comfort not speed. Their frames are often made from steel... Steel..[has] a bit more ‘give’, making for a less boneshaking ride over unmade roads. 2019 Sc. Daily Mail (Nexis) 16 Feb. 108 The shares already have some high expectations... it's a solid, well-run business. It's more of a Mondeo than a Maserati, but some stocks are built for comfort, not speed. b. Of a person: to prefer or be more suited to comfort and ease rather than exercise, excitement, or a challenge; (sometimes euphemistically) overweight, fat. Π 1911 San Francisco Examiner 6 Feb. 7/3 She was built for comfort, not speed, he tells you. She is so large that the only thing she can get ready-made is a handkerchief. 1934 Washington Post 28 Apr. 9/1 He is headed for a ‘realm of cooperative plenty’. Hot dog..! If it were not for the fact that I am built for comfort instead of speed I would have joined him. 1960 W. Dixon Built for Comfort (sheet music) Don't call me fat Cause I'm built for comfort I ain't built for speed. 2022 Toronto Sun (Web ed.) (Nexis) 19 Jan. When I was a teenage girl with a ‘sturdy’ body type, my father..often remarked that I was, ‘built for comfort, not for speed’... To all dads of teenage girls, please, be sparing with those ‘light teasing’ remarks. P2. to build bridges: to facilitate communication or reconciliation; to encourage or bring about friendly relations between different or opposing groups. Frequently with between, to. Cf. bridge-building n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > reconcile (people) seema1000 saughtc1000 saughtela1122 accordlOE i-sehtnec1175 saughtenc1175 to bring, make, set at onec1300 peasec1300 reconcilec1390 corda1400 pacifyc1500 agree1530 reconciliate1539 gree1570 atone1597 compose1597 even1620 to build bridges1886 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > mediate between to go between ——lOE mean1440 mediate1538 to build bridges1886 1875 Glasgow Herald 8 Apr. 7/1 He thought they should give encouragement to all that tended to broaden—to build bridges rather than to raise walls. 1886 G. P. Fisher Catholicity, True & False 24 To soften the asperities of intellectual strife, and to build bridges between discordant sections of the Christian family. 1907 Times 10 Oct. 3/3 Undeterred by the failure of previous efforts to build bridges for the opponents of obligatory arbitration. 1969 Life 11 Apr. 36/1 The U.S. has tried to ‘build bridges’ to the U.S.S.R., while too often appearing determined to burn all Western bridges to China. 2002 Time Out N.Y. 31 Oct. 6/1 One of the primary goals is to build bridges between the GLBT and Poly communities. P3. Originally U.S. Followed by an infinitive or to and a noun, forming adjectival phrases designating or relating to something (esp. a house, building, etc.) made or constructed in accordance with that which is specified by the verb or noun, as in build-to-order, build-to-sell, build-to-suit, build-to-specification, etc. Cf. built adj. Phrases. Π 1911 Ohio Architect, Engineer & Builder Jan. 72/2 He is often hampered by..the allotment man whose ‘build to sell’..policy has no regard for any one but himself. 1950 Daily Independent Jrnl. (San Rafael, Calif.) 20 May 8/2 (advt.) Ideal settings for build-to-order homes among stately laurels and mammoth oaks. 1968 Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Aug. 45/3 Several locations available on a build to suit basis. 2018 FD Wire (Nexis) 2 May [These capabilities] will enhance..[their] ability to provide build-to-specification products. P4. to be built on sand: see sand n.² 2b. Rome was not built in a day: see Rome n. Phrases 1b. extracted from buildv. < as lemmas
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