| 单词 | to bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent c. †Phrase. to bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > have complete control over windc1374 to bring (a person) above the thumb1469 to have to mastery1480 to have at one's beck1530 to turn and wind1557 to bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent1575 to turn over the thumb1603 to lead in a stringc1616 to hold at school1647 to wind (a person, etc.) round one's (little) finger1698 to twirl (a person) round one's finger1748 to twist (a person) round one's finger1780 to play with ——1827 to have (one) on toast1886 to have (got) by the balls1918 to have the wood onc1926 society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > make obedient > to one's will to bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent1575 to wrap (also wind, twist, turn, etc.) (a person) round one's finger1713 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xliii. 136 Such toyles and toyes, as hunters vse, to bring me to their bents. 1658 J. Bramhall Consecration Protestant Bishops Justified iv. 59 That by this meanes they should..bring the Queene to their bent. 1660 Scutum Regale: Royal Buckler 286 They would have had the King buckled to their bent. < as lemmas |
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