| 单词 | to have stars in one's eyes |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have stars in one's eyes Phrases P1. Noun phrases with of or and. a. (a) Star of the Sea n. [after post-classical Latin stella maris Stella Maris n.] (a title given to) the Virgin Mary; cf. Stella Maris n., sea-star n. 1.In quot. OE apparently with a postposed unmarked genitive singular feminine sǣ ‘of the sea’. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > Mary > [noun] ladyOE queenOE MaryOE St MaryOE starOE Our LadylOE lemana1225 maidena1225 maid Marya1225 heaven queenc1225 mothera1275 maiden Maryc1300 Star of the Seac1300 advocatrixc1390 mother-maidc1390 flower, gem, etc., of virginitya1393 the Virgina1393 mediatricea1400 paramoura1400 salver14.. advocatrice?a1430 Mother of God?a1430 way of indulgence?a1430 advocatessc1450 mother-maidenc1450 rose of Jerichoa1456 mediatrixc1475 viergec1475 addresseressa1492 fleur-de-lis?a1513 rosine?a1513 salvatrice?a1513 saviouress1563 mediatressa1602 advocatress1616 Christotokos1625 Deipara1664 V.M.1670 Madonnaa1684 the Virgin Mother1720 Panagia1776 Mater Dolorosa1800 B.V.M.1838 dispensatrixa1864 Theotokos1874 dispensatress1896 OE Hymns (Julius A.vi) lxvi. 1 in H. Gneuss Hymnar u. Hymnen im englischen Mittelalter (1968) 349 O Stella maris, ave alma mater dei : eala þu steorra sæ hal wes þu halig moder godes.] c1300 St. Mary Magdalen (Laud) l. 11 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 462 Þis word Marie so is briȝh[t]nesse and bitokne þe [read bi-tokneþe] steorre of þe se. c1390 in F. J. Furnivall Minor Poems Vernon MS (1901) ii. 735 Heil, sterre of þe See so briht! 1558 Primer Eng. & Lat. (STC 16082) sig. I.viii Haile starre of the sea most radiant,..A pure virgin alway perseuerant. 1653 Marquess of Winchester tr. N. Talon Holy Hist. v. xix. 319 Where is Mary, where is this Star of the Sea, whose sole name is able to cause a thousand Fountains and Rivers to spring in the midst of Desarts? 1725 J. Coats New Dict. Heraldry (rev. ed.) 164 Robert..instituting the Order of the Star; in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, call'd the Star of the Sea. 1855 Amer. & Foreign Christian Union Aug. 386 Next to the term ‘Mother of God,’ the names most commonly conferred upon her, especially in the hymns sung to her praise, ‘Star of the Sea,’ and ‘Our Lady’. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses (1942) xiii. 192 The voice of prayer to her who is in her pure radiance a beacon ever to the stormtossed heart of man, Mary, star of the sea. 2001 S. P. Revard Pindar & Renaissance Hymn-Ode v. 259 As a star serves to guide mariners, Mary, the star of the sea (‘Stella maris’), is petitioned to look down to calm the waters. (b) Star of David n. A six-pointed figure consisting of two superimposed equilateral triangles, used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol; cf. Magen David n. [Compare German Davidstern, Davidsstern (mid 19th cent. or earlier).] ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > non-Christian symbols or images > [noun] > six-pointed star Magen David1894 Star of David1899 1899 World (N.Y.) 21 Aug. 12/6 In the centre is a big white star called the star of David and around it twelve small stars to represent the disciples of Christ. 1920 L. J. Levinger Jewish Chaplain in France iii. 34 I saw the occasional Jewish graves marked with the Star of David. 1986 M. Forrester Out of Char. (1987) ii. 23 Orthodox Jews with their little velvet bags embroidered with the Star of David. 2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. (Sunday Review section) 3 Boone wore a tie on which the flag of Israel, with its Star of David, was conspicuous. b. (a) Stars and Stripes n. (with the) (a popular name for) the national flag of the United States of America; cf. star-spangled banner n. at star-spangled adj. Compounds.The flag, when first adopted by Congress (14th June 1777), contained 13 stripes and 13 stars, representing the 13 States of the Union. As further states joined the Union, the number of stars was increased from time to time; since 1960, following the accession of Hawaii as the 50th state, it has contained 50 stars. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > U.S. flag Old Thirteen1792 Stars and Stripes1809 gridiron1812 star-spangled banner1814 Old Glory1862 1809 Amer. Law Jrnl. 7 Jan. 280 It is painful to perceive..the American stars and stripes vanishing from the scene. 1861 W. H. Brewer Let. 23 June in Up & down Calif. (2003) 119 Flags stream from nearly every church steeple in the city..but all are the Stars and Stripes. 1900 N.Y. Times 22 July 18/5 A new Maine statute prohibits the placing of inscriptions upon the Stars and Stripes. 1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 21 Apr. 23 United States Ambassador John Gunther Dean arrived carrying the Stars and Stripes. 2012 Irish Times (Weekend Review) 5/4 Then a tank appeared on a nearby hill, followed by a second and a third, flying the Stars and Stripes. (b) Stars and Bars n. now chiefly historical (with the) (a popular name for) the first official flag of the Confederate States of America (see confederate adj. 3a), flown from 4th March, 1861 to 1st May, 1863.The flag consists of three alternating red and white stripes, with a blue square in the top left corner containing seven (later thirteen) white stars arranged in a circle. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > U.S. flag > Confederate flag Stars and Bars1861 1861 N.Y. Times 23 Aug. 2/4 The white flag of the Louisville ‘Peace Party’ is only the ‘stars and bars’ in disguise. 1930 D. Allen Fight for Peace xviii. 442 Ladies' societies worked on the palmetto and pelican flags, or on the Stars and Bars. 1974 Mexia (Texas) Daily News 6 Apr. 3/2 Each meeting includes display of the Stars and Bars. 2013 C. E. Janney Remembering Civil War vi. 177 The Philadelphia Brigade would not march with their borrowed flag, but neither would the Stars and Bars be displayed. c. In names of plants. Cf. Compounds 7. See also star of Bethlehem n. star of Jerusalem n. (a) the plant salsify Tragopogon porrifolius (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)); (b) (also more fully yellow star of Jerusalem) the goat's beard T. pratensis.The purple flower of T. porrifolius and the yellow flower of T. pratensis are surrounded by pointed green bracts that are longer than the petals. ΚΠ 1568 W. Turner Herbal (rev. ed.) i. 77 I haue sene thre sundry sortes of Tragopogon, one sorte with a blewishe purple floure, which is called in the West parte of Englande, Starre of Hierusalem, because whilse the Sunne shyneth it openeth, and when it is vnder a clud, the floure shitteth [sic] to close agayne. 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 41 Star of Jerusalem. 1665 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια (ed. 2) 415 Starres of Jerusalem, see Josephs-flower. 1745 J. Parsons Microsc. Theatre Seeds 324 It [sc. goat's-beard] is also called Joseph's Flower, Star of Jerusalem; because the Flower has a Starry Look when the Leaves are expanded. 1828 T. Forster Circle of Seasons 142 The Purple Goatsbeard or Star of Jerusalem is introduced now into our gardens, and is become common... This as well as the Yellow Star of Jerusalem closing its flowers at noon has been called Go to Bed at Noon. 1996 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 12 Oct. i5 Her elaborate 12-foot long, 2-foot high garden includes sunflowers, stars of Jerusalem, nasturtiums and petunias. 2003 J. Sanders Secrets of Wildflowers 114 Other names include buck's beard, star of Jerusalem, and Joseph's flower. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > Solomon's seal or star of Bethlehem whitewort?c1400 Solomon's seal1543 dog's onion1548 white root1548 ornithogalum1562 Our Lady's cowslip1565 St John's seal1567 star of Bethlehem1573 ornithogal1578 field onion1582 Polygonatum1597 star of Bethlehem1629 Ladder to Heaven1640 Star of Naples1722 smilacina1808 seal-wort1837 lady's seal1870 peep of day1882 morning star1890 chinkerinchee1926 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 138 Ornithogalum Neopolitanum. The Starre-flower of Naples.] 1722 T. Fairchild in R. Bradley Gen. Treat. Husbandry & Gardening (1724) III. 82 Plants flowering in April… Star of Naples. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 310/1 Naples, Star of, Ornithogalum. 1840 L. Johnson Every Lady her own Flower Gardener (ed. 3) iii. 42/2 Star of Naples, with hanging flowers. ΚΠ 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 788/1 Star-of-night, Clusia rosea. 1922 Textile Colorist Nov. 716/2 Few other plants in tropical America have more common names than the copey tree; the majority of the names relate to the gum secreting property of the tree, which is known in English as the balsam fig, balsam tree, rose-flowered balsam and star of night. star of the earth n. any of several herbaceous plants having stellate flowers or leaves in a basal rosette growing close to the ground, spec. Plantago coronopus (family Plantaginaceae), Lepidum coronopus (family Brassicaceae), Geum urbanum (family Rosaceae). ΚΠ 1639 T. de Gray Compl. Horseman ii. v. 89 A third cure [for the bite of a mad dog]... Take the hearb which groweth in dry and barren hils, called The Starre of the earth. 1706 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 25 2266 The Star of the Earth, (so call'd,) in a famous Receipt against the biting of Mad-Dogs, he [sc. S. Dale] proves to be the Coronopus, and not the Sesamoides Salamanticum Magnum, which some mistake it for. 1736 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 39 360 Sir Robert Moray mentioned that a whole Kennel of Dogs, belonging to his Royal Highness, were bitten by a mad Dog, and had been lately cured by a certain Herb called Stellaria, or Star of the Earth. 1741 T. Steward in Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 458 In Norfolk, my native County,..the Coronopus is called the Star of the Earth. 1849 R. Buxton Bot. Guide Flowering Plants Manch. 70 The yellow Avens, though rare in Scotland, is so frequent in rural places in England as to have obtained many familiar names. It is called herb Bennet, star of the earth, goldy flower, and its oldest name was blessed herb. 1864 West of Scotl. Hort. Mag. Oct. 136 I found, occupying the same ground that it did half a dozen years ago, Senebiera Coronopus (Star of the Earth). 1991 B. S. Middleditch & A. M. Amer Kuwaiti Plants 63 Plantago coronopus..Buck's horn plantain, Star of the Earth. P2. to thank (also bless, curse) one's stars: to feel grateful for, or angry at, one's (good or bad) fortune. See also to thank one's lucky stars at lucky adj. Phrases 1.In quot. 1608 ironic. ΚΠ 1590 L. R. Subtill Practise Fryer Frauncis 6 He passionately reported his ill fortune, and dismall discomfiture, cursing the starres that did boade him such bitter mishap.] 1597 E. S. Discouerie Knights of Poste sig. A4v I blesse my fortunate starres that it was my lucke to see thee before I die. 1608 G. Chapman Conspiracie Duke of Byron v. i. sig. Q3 My courage rais'd me, For the deare price of fiue and thirtie skarres, And that hath ruin'd me, I thanke my Starres. 1680 W. de Britaine Humane Prudence xxxii. 102 I am not (I bless my Stars) disturbed at any thing. 1711 M. Henry Hope & Fear Balanced 16 Then 'twill be Folly to curse your Stars (as some profanely speak). 1798 H. Brand Adelinda ii. ii. in Plays & Poems 275 Thank your stars, Strasbourg! for my timely appearance—Why I believe that Flora was going to beat you. 1807 Salmagundi 24 Jan. 18 I..blessed my stars that I was a bachelor. 1865 J. Hatton Bitter Sweets xiv You may thank your stars, my lad, that I followed Master Barns to-night. 1893 G. D. Leslie Lett. to Marco xix. 128 I curse my stars when the children bring me one of these helpless waifs and strays. 1922 J. Dickey Maturity J. W. Riley xx. 364 He is ever blessing his stars that it was in this neighborhood he was first given his true bearings and directions upon his successful career. 1954 Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.) 18 Aug. 7/2 The Italians..were cursing their stars for not having learned some English before coming to this country. 2014 MX (Austral.) (Nexis) 12 Mar. 21 Thank your stars you are free now. P3. to see stars: to have a subjective sensation of flashes of light, esp. as a result of a blow to the head; cf. Phrases 7a. [Compare Spanish ver las estrellas (1587 in the passage translated in quot. 1598 at sense 5a) and also French voir des étoiles (1626 in the passage translated in quot. 1640; compare earlier †faire voir (à quelqu'un) des étoiles au ciel, lit. ‘to make (someone) see the stars in the sky’ (c1600)).] ΚΠ 1598Hee made him see starres [see sense 5a]. 1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes ii. v. 18 He struck such blows, as oftentimes made Rozalmond see Stars [Fr. que..Rozalmond voyoit les estoilles], though the Sun were but in the midst of his course. 1798 C. Stearns Bottle Conjuror iii. ii. in Dramatic Dialogues 310 Let us drink it off—or take a genteel sip at least. Do you suppose, we shall understand the stars—It may make us see stars if it be too strong. 1839 Spirit of Times 16 Nov. 434/1 She fetched me a slap in the face that made me see stars. 1894 J. D. Astley Fifty Years of my Life I. 142 Quicker than thought, in comes his right, and if you only see stars you are pretty lucky. 1966 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka's Domain xiv. 160 Had it been daylight I would still have seen the stars caused by the searing pain I felt in my thumb! 2012 Irish Times (Sports Monday) 6/7 I saw stars and was so dizzy I stumbled and crawled. P4. In plural. In exclamations expressing surprise, exasperation, excitement, etc. a. my stars! and variants. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. Iv O my starres! Why do you lowre vnkindly on a king? 1690 T. Betterton Prophetess ii. i. 25 Oh my Stars! This I foresaw, and fear'd. 1741 E. F. Haywood Anti-Pamela 9 This they call a sober regular Life—my Stars! defend me from such formal Ways. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxii. 59 My stars, Simmun!.. You frighten me to death! 1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers vi. 122 ‘Oh, my stars!’ he exclaimed. ‘What a bobby-dazzler!’ 2011 H. Rubenhold Mistress of my Fate 338 My stars, I could scarcely take it all in. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 1615 T. Heywood Foure Prentises sig. E4v By my good starres I'le haue a challenge too, If any in their Campe dares answere me. 1717 J. D. Breval Confederates iii. 34 O my good Stars!—Pray wait a little, Friend. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia IV. vii. ix. 143 ‘Your dog!’ cried Morrice, looking aghast, ‘good stars! I never thought of him!’ 1851 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 419/1 My good stars, Doctor, you bewildered me. c. my stars and garters! and variants. Cf. sense 10b and garter n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 1758 A. Murphy Upholsterer ii. 48 My stars and garters! what a sudden evolution here is in things? 1819 M. Wilmot Let. 24 Oct. (1935) 24 O ye stars and garters how often do I wish for Mary and a green Lawn!!! 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. x. 213 My stars and garters! what sort of man is this? 1936 Washington Post 18 Jan. 16/1 He has already placed his order for one of those mail order sky skimmers, complete with parachute and retractable life insurance. My stars and garters! 2011 L. A. Meyer Mark of Golden Dragon xxxix. 278 Oh my stars and garters, this is so exciting. P5. the stars know what (also how, etc.): used to imply something is unknown to the speaker, and probably also to others. Cf. God knows at god n. and int. Phrases 1d(b), Heaven knows at heaven n. Phrases 3d. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [phrase] > expressing lack of knowledge God wotOE God or Crist witec1175 Lord knows1614 Heaven knowsa1628 the stars know what (also how, etc.)1760 1760 H. Walpole Let. 24 May in Corr. (1960) XXI. 407 It costs the stars know what! 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. xlviii. 170 Cicero, Marguérite d'Ecosse, Aristotle, and the stars know who besides, take part. 1885 J. Ruskin Præterita (1890) II. x. 243 The young Macdonald.., partly I suppose at his mother's instigation, partly, the stars know how, took a true liking to me. 1913 H. C. Barnabee My Wanderings xxiv. 275 The old monastery..built—only the stars know when. 2013 S. Monette & E. Bear in G. Dozois Year's Best Sci. Fiction 539 The idea of being left out here in the dark with the stars knew what made her heart jump like a ship's rat. P6. a person's star is rising (also on the rise): a person is becoming more successful or popular. ΚΠ 1813 Liverpool Mercury 10 Dec. 185/3 I have..publicly qualified Bonaparte, at the time when his star was rising to its ascendant. 1882 Literary World 14 Jan. 8/1 Mr. Browning's star is certainly rising. The second series of his Dramatic Idyls is already out of print. 1941 L. Fischer Men & Politics ii. xii. 227 Litvinov's star was rising. Soviet diplomacy played an increasingly glorious role in world affairs. 1969 Times 13 Oct. 1/4 Miss Lestor's star is rising in Labour politics: she is now securely placed on the national executive committee. 2006 G. Corera Shopping for Bombs i. ii. 41 Thanks to his own salesmanship and bureaucratic skill, Khan's star was on the rise. P7. to have stars in one's eyes and variants. a. to have a subjective sensation of flashes of light, esp. as a result of a blow to the head; = to see stars at Phrases 3. ΚΠ 1859 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 167/1 Crack—quantities of stars in my eyes—I found I had run foul of an overhanging tree. 1878 P. Gillmore Great Thirst Land xx. 228 It..knocked my horse's fore-legs from under him, and gave me as clean a coup as ever man got, or wishes to receive. When I got up I had stars in my eyes. 1902 Temple Bar 1902 164 He deliberately pulled his inner hill-side rein, and then found himself with ringing head, and stars in his eyes, lying on the road. 1959 Mod. Age Spring 135/1 Something hit me from behind, a club or something on my head, spinning me around, stars in my eyes, a sick feeling in my stomach. 2006 York (Pa.) Disp. (Nexis) 1 Aug. Kevin looked like he had stars in his eyes. Anytime someone goes straight down like Kevin did, you know he's hurt. b. figurative. To be enraptured by (the prospect of) romance, happiness, etc.; to be naively optimistic about something, esp. one's future. Cf. earlier starry-eyed adj. 3b. ΚΠ 1924 Washington Post 31 Aug. (Mag.) 2/6 Down in the steerage men and women are going home on missions of love... Swarthy young Greeks with stars in their eyes hurrying home to claim brides. 1953 C. Beaton Diary Sept. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xviii. 274 Anne had stars in her eyes until the last guest stumbled out after dawn. 1993 Economist 7 Aug. 16/2 It would be a European Community that no longer had stars in its eyes; one that had come down to earth not out of failure, but because on earth is the best place to be. 1999 Pract. Family Hist. Oct. 1/2 Many people take to the ancestor trail with stars in their eyes, only to become very disappointed. 2011 New Yorker 29 Aug. 66/3 He's a dreamer. He has stars in his eyes. My big brother gave him shit about it, told him he was delusional. P8. to reach (also aim) for the stars: to have lofty ambitions; to aim high. ΚΠ 1819 A. Reed No Fiction I. iv. 48 ‘He who aims at the stars will certainly shoot farther than he who aims at the pebbles beneath his feet’; and our young friends, if they did not reach all they designed, yet made rapid and important attainments.] 1878 National Q. Rev. July 164 Art remained at all times a child, with the child's vague dreams of grandeur and impotent reaching for the stars. 1937 Scotsman 28 July 12/5 Mr Gladstone..counselled his youthful listeners to aim for the stars through life. 1995 Menz Mar. 45 (heading) Daniel Baldwin cops an attitude, but aims for the stars. 2014 Day (New London, Connecticut) (Nexis) 10 Dec. Many a child has been told by a parent or teacher to ‘follow their dreams’ or ‘reach for the stars’. P9. colloquial (chiefly British) you're a star and variants: (used to praise someone's efforts, especially by way of thanks) ‘you're wonderful’, ‘you're the best’. ΚΠ 1972 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 4 May 29/5 Thank you for the special gift that we now enjoy. In other words—you're a star, thanks for the car. 1997 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 May 6 Tory staff cheered and cried—and one shouted ‘John Major, you're a star.’ 2004 S. Kinsella Shopaholic & Sister (2005) 72 ‘Lulu, you're a total star,’ says Suze, subsiding in relief. ‘I don't know what I'd do without you.’ 2005 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 30 May 18 Thank you, Steven. You're a real star. < as lemmas |
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