单词 | to cast at heel |
释义 | > as lemmasto cast at heel ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > reject contemptuously spurnc1000 defyc1320 refusec1350 to kick against or ata1425 spurn1526 asperne1548 explodea1552 to cast (also throw) at one's heels1555 mock1558 foot1600 outscout1602 slighta1616 scout1710 stuff1955 1555 W. Waterman tr. Josephus in tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions sig. Y.vv Those that..threwe not at their hieles those thinges that Moyses had taughte them. 1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. C.ijv Wherein I see, a corps of comely shape..Is cast at heele, by courting al to soone. a1628 J. Preston Breast-plate of Faith (1630) 24 They resist it, casting it at their heeles. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 593 The States of England throw not their dear and costly purchased Victories at their heels. 1820 Picture of Life 60 He did not..throw his business at his heels, but continued to dedicate a reasonable portion of his time to the tedious and irksome forms of his profession. < as lemmas |
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