| 单词 | to do the handsome |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the handsome (thing) P2. to do the handsome (thing): to act generously or graciously; to do the right thing. Now somewhat archaic. ΚΠ 1788 J. O'Keeffe Farmer ii. ii. 35 Only drop this in Fludyer-Street—two hundred will just do me—I'll do the handsome Thing. 1823 Mirror 1 Nov. 374/1 Managed to appease her—friend did the handsome, and paid damages. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. xii. 158 ‘What, isn't your cousin going to do the handsome thing?’ ‘He's not my cousin, and he's not going to marry me.’ 1922 Rotarian Dec. 287/1 The heart..is out to do the handsome and in the cases of the children it will go the limit. 1997 R. B. Platt Royalscope Fe-as-ko 236 That did it! Royal was gonna do the handsome thing! < as lemmas |
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