| 单词 | to carry one's life in one's hands |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto carry one's life in one's hands P5. to carry one's life in one's hands: to be exposed to potentially fatal risks in the course of one's everyday life, work, or duties. Now rare. ΚΠ 1615 R. Rogers Comm. Bk. Judges li. 393 They carry their life in their hands, and are in danger of spending their blood in the cause of God. 1747 Friendly Let. Brit. Soldiery in Mem. concerning Present State Protestant Relig. in France 10 Do I carry my Life in my Hands, am I in Danger of Death every Moment, and shall I be so sottish and stupid as to rush upon everlasting Damnation? 1889 J. E. Muddock Stories Weird & Wonderful xx. 281 I wandered about those western wilds, and threw myself heart and soul into the adventurous existence peculiar to them...I literally carried my life in my hands. 1912 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Jan. 2/2 The Transatlantic ‘railway-man’, whatever his rank,..must at times carry his life in his hands. 2006 Africa News (Nexis) 9 Mar. The majority of them were barely children, carrying their lives in their hands, ready to submit to whatever fate brought their way. < as lemmas |
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