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单词 to bear the swing
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to bear the swing
2. to bear the swing: to have full sway or control. Also (to have) swing and sway. Obsolete.In this use swing apparently arose as a substitute or variant of swinge n.1: see swinge n.1 1.
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to give (the) law (to)a1225
reignc1325
to rule the roastc1500
to bear (the) rooma1529
to have, bear, carry, strike the stroke1531
to bear (a or the) sway1549
to bear a (also the) rout1550
(to have) swing and sway1552
to rule the rout1570
master1656
carry1662
to lay down the law1762
to rule the roost1769
to carry (also hold) (big) guns1867
1552 H. Latimer Cert. Godly Serm. (1562) 132 b At the tyme when the Cardinall was aloft, and beare the swynge [1584 swyng].
1565 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 370 Sa lang as sum of thame buir the haill swynge with us thame selffis.
a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 15v Whan honest Parmenos shall not be hard, but beare small swing [1571 swinge] with their masters.
1570 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xi. 49 Throw the all Tratoures blythlie sing... Throw the murther wald beir the swing.
1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir ii. sig. D2v She tooke vs, tis true, from the gallowes, yet I hope she will not barre yeomen sprats to haue their swinge.
1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iv. i. sig. H2 That shee might still continue Her absolute sway, and swing ore the whole state.
1633 G. Herbert Glance in Temple ii Had the malicious and ill-meaning harm His swing and sway.
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