| 单词 | to go the pace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go the pace b. colloquial. to go the pace: to move at great speed in the course of a hunt, race, etc.; (hence) to proceed in a vigorous, energetic, or dissipated way. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > go swiftly on foot [verb (intransitive)] to stir one's stumpsa1500 to leg it?1587 skelp1721 split1790 to show a leg1818 to go the pace1829 step1856 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > live dissolutely [verb (intransitive)] riotc1405 jet?1518 royet1591 to live fast1673 rake1700 rant1700 to go the pace1829 racketeer1929 1829 Sporting Mag. 24 47 The hounds went the pace over the heath towards Lymington. 1854 in Brasenose Ale (1857) 126 Each man will say you made them go the pace. 1890 Licensed Victuallers' Gaz. 5 Dec. 363/1 Fresh from Oxford, Arthur had been going the pace. 1905 A. Bennett Tales of Five Towns i. 109 Well, you have been going the pace! We always knew you were a hot un, but really—. 1957 R. Gordon Doctor in Love (1961) 35 I know you young people go the pace a bit, but I didn't think you'd be as brazen about it as that. 1992 Credit Managem. Mar. (BNC) He realises that Access make money through usury, yet he felt that 25 per cent a month was going the pace a bit. < as lemmas |
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