| 单词 | to have the battle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have the battle 4. (In certain phrases): The favourable issue of a combat, victory (cf. game n. 6a, match n.1 6, race n.1 2). to give the battle: to grant victory. to have the battle: to be victorious. it is half the battle: (said of anything which contributes largely to success). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] siȝec893 masteryc1225 conquestc1315 gree1320 victoryc1330 victor1390 victory1398 battlec1400 triumphc1412 masterdomc1475 victoragec1480 V1941 c1400 Ywaine & Gaw. 1003 Whether is the better?.. He that has the bataile. 1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. ix. 11 The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. View more context for this quotation 1846 F. Marryat in New Monthly Mag. July 265 Youth..is more than half the battle. 1936 Discovery Dec. 397/2 The author has undoubtedly the gift of winning the confidence of his African hosts, which is half the battle. 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft i. 15 The correct mental approach to a lesson is often half the battle. < as lemmas |
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