单词 | to have a gadfly |
释义 | > as lemmasto have a gadfly † to have a gadfly and variants: to want to go out, to be unwilling to stay at home; ‘to have itchy feet’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander > be fond of wandering to have a gadfly1584 1584 J. Lyly Sapho & Phao ii. iii. sig. C2v My mistresse, I think hath got a Gadfly, neuer at home, and yet none can tel where abrode. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. viii You have neither wings to your shoulder, nor gad-fly in your cap: you love home. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 83 Gad, aimless wandering... He's got t' gad fly on him. < as lemmas |
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