| 单词 | to drive, force, throw into the arms of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto drive, force, throw (a person, oneself) into the arms of (someone or something) a. into the arms of: into the possession or control of; under the influence of. Usually in to drive, force, throw (a person, oneself) into the arms of (someone or something). ΚΠ 1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. Riiiv These warres continued so longe, that the Florentines.., werie of theyr great..losse of men, determined to fall into the armes of..theyr enemies. 1649 C. Walker Anarchia Anglicana ii. 78 The necessitating of the Prince to cast himself into the Arms of forreign Popish Princes. 1784 G. Washington Diary 4 Oct. (1978) IV. 67 They would..meet us half way rather than be driven into the arms of..foreigners. 1828 Atheneum: Spirit of Eng. Mags. 1 Nov. 105/2 To force her only child into the arms of a ruffian. 1893 A. Lang St. Andrews iv. 101 Anything like bullying on the part of England at once drove the majority of Scots into the arms of France. 1947 E. Heimann Freedom & Order x. 269 Men react to such asceticism of spiritual life by throwing themselves into the arms of unspiritualized, anti-spiritual vitality. 2001 Business Week 12 Nov. 98/2 Mergers that are forcing investment banks into the arms of megabanks. < as lemmas |
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