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单词 to do a perish
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to do a perish
a. to do a perish: to reach or be in a state of extreme privation; to suffer hardship; to die, esp. of thirst.
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1894 Argus (Melbourne) 28 Mar. 5/4 When a man or party has nearly died through want of water he is said to have ‘done a perish’.
1929 K. S. Prichard Coonardoo v. 60 But we near done a perish for water, You.
1953 D. Stivens Gambling Ghost 3 You'll do a perish, mate, and no mistake. You're two hundred miles as the crow flies from anywhere.
1984 Overlander Apr. 29 It must have been mighty reassuring for him to know he had that water to fall back on..even though he might have to do a ‘perish’ while covering the intervening distance.
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