单词 | to flap in the mouth |
释义 | > as lemmasto flap in the mouth (with a lie) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] > extremely, blatantly to lie for the whetstone1418 to lie in one's throat1566 to flap in the mouth (with a lie)1578 to flap the lie in one's teeth1650 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 18v I will flappe Ferardo in the mouth with some conceyte. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Emboucher d'vn mensonge..to..flap in the mouth, with an (apparant) lie. 1650 J. Howell Addit. Lett. xxiii. 37 in Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) They will flap the lie in Truths teeth. 1654 T. Fuller Comment on Ruth 203 in 2 Serm. So many Children flap their Parents in the mouth with a Lye. < as lemmas |
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