单词 | to get the most out of |
释义 | > as lemmasto get the most (also best) out of d. to get the most (also best) out of (someone or something): to get the maximum amount of value, effort, satisfaction, etc., from (a person or thing). ΚΠ 1791 Abstr. of Evid. Select Comm.: Petitioners for Abol. Slave-trade (House of Commons) xii. 131 It appears..that pregnant women, to get the most out of them, are frequently worked within a very little time of their delivery. 1866 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 3 71 His power not only of getting into the minds of his students the utmost amount of knowledge, but..getting the most out of them for the advancement of science. 1897 W. B. Yeats Secret Rose 130 Whatever a man does against me, and wherever I am, I get the best out of things. 1902 Daily Chron. 29 Apr. 3/5 The workshop system answers because the master works with his men, and gets the best out of them. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 19/1 Southworth has a magnificent talent for getting the most out of players whom other managers have given up on. 2010 Independent 8 Dec. (Viewspaper section) 14/1 (heading) How do you get the best out of Venice? Visit La Serenissima during the low season. < as lemmas |
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