单词 | to get under the skin of |
释义 | > as lemmasto get under the skin of a. to get under the skin of: to reach or display a deep understanding of. Cf. to get into someone's skin at Phrases 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > achieve understanding [phrase] to see, etc. through (also into) a (brick, mud, stone) wall1598 to read someone like an open book1827 there are no flies on1848 to get under the skin of1862 to get or have (someone or something) taped1914 1862 Bentley's Misc. 52 22 I have been invited to all sorts of houses, I have seen all sorts of people, I have tried to get under the skin of all classes of intelligences. 1927 H. Crane Let. 12 Sept. (1965) 307 I think I really succeed in getting under the skin of this glorious and dying animal [sc. the Indian]. 1942 A. Christie Five Little Pigs i. iv. 32 I think you are interested in—character, shall we say?.. To get under the skin, as it were, of your criminal. 1959 M. Summerton Small Wilderness i. 11 He got under the skin of the rôle and lived it... He was given a small part in the spring production. 1999 Empire Nov. 34/5 A psychiatrist gets under the skin of a long lost primatologist who has ‘gone native’. 2004 HMV Choice Mar. 30/2 Amazing Grace, Ave Maria and Santa Lucia serve to demonstrate his ability to get under the skin of a sacred tune and raise the hairs on the back of your neck. < as lemmas |
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