| 单词 | to give down milk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give (also get, let) down (her, its, etc.) milk a. to give (also get, let) down (her, its, etc.) milk: to consent to be milked; to yield the expected assistance or profit. Also U.S. regional slang (southern): to divulge information (esp. under pressure), to tell all. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > befool, dupe [phrase] > consent to give (also get, let) down (her, its, etc.) milkc1593 c1593 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta (1633) iv. H 2 b Ith. How now? hast thou the gold? Pil. Yes. Ith. But came it freely, did the Cow giue down her milk freely? a1628 J. Preston Breast-plate of Faith (1630) vii. 181 They shall not give downe that milke for your comfort. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. xvii. 198 A trick to stroke the skittish cow to get down her milk. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 187 The City was sullen, would not give down their milk, and pleaded..poverty. 1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest I. vi. 99 In the course of ten days she gave down her milk. 1875 Atlantic Monthly June 705/1 The mellow tones of Joe's naturally deep bass voice, subdued to softest accents of persuasion, as he coaxed a refractory cow to let down her milk. 1884 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 331/2 A host of kind and gentle milkers were constantly employed in obtaining the fluid, patting and stroking the cows..until they gave down the milk. 1973 W. Crawford Stryker 25 You're thinning out my patience... Give down your milk before you give me the ass. 1984 R. Wilder You All spoken Here 22 Let the milk down, tell it all; don't hold back; wring it out. 2000 Christian Sci. Monitor (Electronic ed.) 24 Nov. 22 One cow, Moonlight, still comes into the parlor each morning and lets down her milk for our own table. < as lemmas |
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