| 单词 | to fly out of one's skin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fly out of one's skin c. to fly out of one's skin: to lose one's composure or self-control, esp. because of anger, fear, or frustration; spec. = Phrases 8a(b). ΚΠ 1591 (?a1425) Three Kings (Huntington) in R. M. Lumiansky & D. Mill Chester Myst. Cycle (1974) I. 162 (MED) He would goe wood..and flye out of his skynne. 1722 S. Croxall tr. Æsop Fables lxix. 122 You, who are so stout and formidable at all other times, if you do but hear the cry of the Hounds, are ready to fly out of your Skin for fear. 1840 Knickerbocker Mar. 227 Do go and leave me, or I shall fly out of my skin. 1851 S. G. Goodrich Robert Merry's Museum 16 When the king beheld the false princess, he almost flew out of his skin with disappointment and anger. 1912 Amer. Mag. Apr. 759/2 At the end of a week, he'll be simply gasping for some golf, or tennis, or croquet even. Oh, he'll be ready to fly out of his skin. 1997 K. Eagle Night Remembers (1998) 259 All it took to send her flying out of her skin was a knock on the door. < as lemmas |
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