| 单词 | to cry foul |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cry foul b. to cry foul: to protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice.Apparently deriving from the practice in boxing of appealing to the referee that one's opponent has landed a foul blow (see, e.g., quot. 1836). ΚΠ 1836 Bell's Life in London 20 Nov. Mansell was hit when he had one knee and one hand nearly on the ground; he cried foul, and appealed to the Referee.] 1839 Chartist 9 June 4/1 When he betted one of the halfpence could be seen under the hand, and he cried ‘foul’. 1914 F. Scott-Maxwell Flash-point ii. 67 We women, whom you say interfere, cry ‘Foul’ against your treatment of your own women. 1990 Compact Disc 7 Aug. 60/2 In the Fifties, when Charlie Parker and other bop stars recorded improvisations against lush string backgrounds, the purists cried foul. 2021 Frontier Star (Pakistan) (Nexis) 11 Feb. (headline) Opposition parties to cry foul if upcoming elections of Senate not held through open vote. < as lemmas |
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