单词 | to give furiously to think |
释义 | > as lemmasto give (one) furiously to think 38. to give to reflect, to give to think: to furnish material for reflexion or thought. (A Gallicism.) Esp. in to give (one) furiously to think [translating French donner furieusement à penser] , to set (a person) thinking very hard or seriously; to give (one) much food for thought; to puzzle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > think or have in mind [verb (transitive)] > cause to think to give (one) furiously to think1910 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > perplex, nonplus [phrase] to bring (drive, or put) to one's wit's end1377 to cast (also throw) a mist before a person's eyes?a1475 to set (also run) on ground1600 to make butter and cheese of1642 to put to the gaze1646 philogrobolized in one's brains1653 to strike all of (on) a heap1711 to blow, cast, throw stour in one's eyes1823 knot1860 to give (one) furiously to think1910 1890 Globe 7 Aug. 1/4 That pronouncement ‘gives to reflect’, as the French say. 1891 Sat. Rev. 24 Oct. 477/2 It is..likely to achieve a lasting popularity.. and to ‘give to think’..to certain members of the House of Commons. 1910 W. J. Locke Simon the Jester i. 8 This gives one furiously to think. 1920 A. Christie Mysterious Affair at Styles xiii. 280 This attitude of his gave me furiously to think, and I was slowly forced to the conclusion that Alfred Inglethorp wanted to be arrested. 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 210/1 If writers knew..how furious is the thinking that ‘give furiously to think’ stirs in the average Englishman, they would leave such paltry borrowings alone for ever. 1936 ‘J. Tey’ Shilling for Candles iv. 32 That Jammy Hopkins should stay without moving for more than three consecutive minutes argued that he was being given furiously to think. < as lemmas |
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