| 单词 | to be up to every move on the board |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be up to every move on the board b. figurative. to know (also be up to, etc.) a move or two: to be cunning, shrewd, sharp; to have experience of the world. Also to be up to every move on the board and variants. Cf. sense 4. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [phrase] to know what's whatc1422 to know where to find a person1565 to see the light1812 to be awake to1813 to know a move or two1819 to get on to ——1880 to get the strength of1890 to be (or get) wise to1896 to get the picture1900 the penny dropped1939 to pick up1944 to get the message1959 to take on board1979 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. (at cited word) To be flash to every move upon the board, is to have a general knowledge of the world, and all its numerous deceptions. 1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol iii. 75 Gentlemen of the free-and-easy sort, who plume themselves on being acquainted with a move or two. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) x. 89 J. B. knows a move or two, Ma'am. Josh has his weather-eye open, Sir! 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. vi. 104 A cunning old beggar,..up to every move on the board. 2002 www.geocities.com 8 Aug. (O.E.D. Archive) Soon, the boys, always seeking to learn new styles, discover that their uncle knows a move or two and try to get him to teach them his style. < as lemmas |
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