单词 | to hang up one's hatchet |
释义 | > as lemmasto hang up one's hatchet a. to hang up one's hatchet: to stop working; to take a rest; (in later use esp.) to retire. Cf. to hang up 2 at hang v. Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > desist from effort or exertion restOE to hang up one's hatcheta1350 to call it a night1912 that'll be the day1916 the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > temporarily cease activity or operation [verb (intransitive)] > rest restOE to hang up one's hatcheta1350 to latch one's ease, one's leave1377 sabbatize1382 roc1460 repose1494 repause1526 respire1566 respite1587 requiesce1653 to rest (also lie) on one's oars1726 to lay off1841 to rest up1858 spell1880 to lie off1891 a1350 ( in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 21 Hang vp þyn hachet ant þi knyf, whil him lasteþ þe lyf wiþ þe longe shonkes. c1422 T. Hoccleve Dialogus (Durh.) l. 736 in Minor Poems (1970) i. 136 Hange vp his hachet & sette him adoun. c1450 in F. J. Furnivall Hymns to Virgin & Christ (1867) 69 (MED) Hange up þin hachet & take þi reste. a1550 in R. Dyboski Songs, Carols & Other Misc. Poems (1908) 129 Whan thow hast well don, hange wp thi hatchet. 1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 6/2 in Παροιμιογραϕια I have hang'd up my hatchet and scap'd my self. 1975 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 10 Aug. 7 I need a son to carry on the business when I hang up my hatchet. 2004 W. Safire in Associated Press Online (Nexis) 15 Nov. After more than three decades of opinionated reporting on the world's first and foremost political battle page, it's time to hang up my hatchet. < as lemmas |
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