| 单词 | to fib about |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fib about transitive. To strike or beat, to deliver blows in quick succession upon, as in pugilism. to fib about: to knock about. Also absol. or intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > severely to be sharp upon1561 crossbite1571 scarify1582 canvass1590 maul1592 slasha1652 fib1665 to be severe on (or upon)1672 scalp1676 to pull to (or in) pieces1703 roast1710 to cut up1762 tomahawk1815 to blow sky-high1819 row1826 excoriate1833 scourge1835 target1837 slate1848 scathe1852 to take apart1880 soak1892 pan1908 burn1914 slam1916 sandbag1919 to put the blast on (someone)1929 to tear down1938 clobber1944 handbag1952 rip1961 monster1976 1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. sig. C8v Fib, to beat. 1692 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Fib, to beat. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Fib Fib the cove's quarron in the rumpad for the lour in his bung, beat the fellow in the highway for the money in his purse. 1808 Sporting Mag. 32 77 Gully..fibbed him and kept him from falling. 1812 Sporting Mag. 39 19 Crib..fibbed until Molineux fell. 1831 Mirror XVII. 247/1 If two men choose to stand up and fib each other about..why let them do it. 1865 G. F. Berkeley My Life & Recoll. I. 311 I fibbed at half-a-dozen waistcoats and faces with all my might and main. < as lemmas |
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