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单词 to keep one's wool
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to keep one's wool
g. Phrases and proverbial sayings. (a) against the wool: contrary to the direction in which wool naturally lies, the wrong way. (b) to draw (pull, †spread) the wool over (a person's) eyes: to make blind to facts, to hoodwink, to deceive. Originally U.S. (c) to dye in the wool: to dye the wool before spinning; figurative in passive to be thoroughly imbued; dyed in the wool (chiefly U.S.), thoroughgoing, out-and-out (cf. wool-dyed adj. at Compounds 4). (d) to gather wool: see wool-gathering n. 2 (e) great (also much) cry and little wool and variants: see cry n. Phrases 1. (f) all wool and a yard wide and variants, of excellent quality; thoroughly sound or honourable. (g) wool away! (Australian andNew Zealand) (see quot. 1965). (h) to lose one's wool (slang), to lose one's temper; similarly to keep one's wool, etc. (cf. hair n. Phrases 18 and sense 2c below). (i) wool on the back: money, assets. (j) Miscellaneous.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > in the face of or in opposition [phrase] > opposed to natural bent
against the wool1393
against the hair1532
against the wooda1568
against (also, contrary to) the graina1616
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > indulge in daydreams [verb (intransitive)]
dream?c1400
saunterc1475
dump1530
to go (run, be) wool-gathering1553
to gather wool1577
reverie1832
reverize1836
Alnascharize1840
daydream1899
mice1984
the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > that does something habitually > inveterate or confirmed
composed1483
wedded1578
fastened1596
dyed in the wool1597
sworna1616
hardeneda1618
engrained1630
steadfast1644
radicateda1661
inveterate1735
professional1814
confirmed1827
card-carrying1939
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > utter
to the hard ——c1400
as or so very a1560
a fool (also man, etc.) in print1600
of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1824
dyed in the wool1830
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [phrase]
to blear the eyesc1325
to play mock-holiday with?1558
on a lock1598
to put the change upon (also on) (a person)1658
to play false1680
to draw (pull, spread) the wool over (a person's) eyes1839
to lead (a person) up the garden (path)1923
to pull a fastie1931
to take (someone) for a sleigh ride1931
to pull a swiftie1945
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]
faireOE
bremea1000
goodlyOE
goodfulc1275
noblec1300
pricec1300
specialc1325
gentlec1330
fine?c1335
singulara1340
thrivena1350
thriven and throa1350
gaya1375
properc1380
before-passinga1382
daintiful1393
principala1398
gradelya1400
burlyc1400
daintyc1400
thrivingc1400
voundec1400
virtuousc1425
hathelc1440
curiousc1475
singlerc1500
beautiful1502
rare?a1534
gallant1539
eximious1547
jolly1548
egregious?c1550
jellyc1560
goodlike1562
brawc1565
of worth1576
brave?1577
surprising1580
finger-licking1584
admirablea1586
excellinga1586
ambrosial1598
sublimated1603
excellent1604
valiant1604
fabulous1609
pure1609
starryc1610
topgallant1613
lovely1614
soaringa1616
twanging1616
preclarent1623
primea1637
prestantious1638
splendid1644
sterling1647
licking1648
spankinga1666
rattling1690
tearing1693
famous1695
capital1713
yrare1737
pure and —1742
daisy1757
immense1762
elegant1764
super-extra1774
trimming1778
grand1781
gallows1789
budgeree1793
crack1793
dandy1794
first rate1799
smick-smack1802
severe1805
neat1806
swell1810
stamming1814
divine1818
great1818
slap-up1823
slapping1825
high-grade1826
supernacular1828
heavenly1831
jam-up1832
slick1833
rip-roaring1834
boss1836
lummy1838
flash1840
slap1840
tall1840
high-graded1841
awful1843
way up1843
exalting1844
hot1845
ripsnorting1846
clipping1848
stupendous1848
stunning1849
raving1850
shrewd1851
jammy1853
slashing1854
rip-staving1856
ripping1858
screaming1859
up to dick1863
nifty1865
premier cru1866
slap-bang1866
clinking1868
marvellous1868
rorty1868
terrific1871
spiffing1872
all wool and a yard wide1882
gorgeous1883
nailing1883
stellar1883
gaudy1884
fizzing1885
réussi1885
ding-dong1887
jim-dandy1888
extra-special1889
yum-yum1890
out of sight1891
outasight1893
smooth1893
corking1895
large1895
super1895
hot dog1896
to die for1898
yummy1899
deevy1900
peachy1900
hi1901
v.g.1901
v.h.c.1901
divvy1903
doozy1903
game ball1905
goodo1905
bosker1906
crackerjack1910
smashinga1911
jake1914
keen1914
posh1914
bobby-dazzling1915
juicy1916
pie on1916
jakeloo1919
snodger1919
whizz-bang1920
wicked1920
four-star1921
wow1921
Rolls-Royce1922
whizz-bang1922
wizard1922
barry1923
nummy1923
ripe1923
shrieking1926
crazy1927
righteous1930
marvy1932
cool1933
plenty1933
brahmaa1935
smoking1934
solid1935
mellow1936
groovy1937
tough1937
bottler1938
fantastic1938
readyc1938
ridge1938
super-duper1938
extraordinaire1940
rumpty1940
sharp1940
dodger1941
grouse1941
perfecto1941
pipperoo1945
real gone1946
bosting1947
supersonic1947
whizzo1948
neato1951
peachy-keen1951
ridgey-dite1953
ridgy-didge1953
top1953
whizzing1953
badass1955
wild1955
belting1956
magic1956
bitching1957
swinging1958
ridiculous1959
a treat1959
fab1961
bad-assed1962
uptight1962
diggish1963
cracker1964
marv1964
radical1964
bakgat1965
unreal1965
pearly1966
together1968
safe1970
bad1971
brilliant1971
fabby1971
schmick1972
butt-kicking1973
ripper1973
Tiffany1973
bodacious1976
rad1976
kif1978
awesome1979
death1979
killer1979
fly1980
shiok1980
stonking1980
brill1981
dope1981
to die1982
mint1982
epic1983
kicking1983
fabbo1984
mega1985
ill1986
posho1989
pukka1991
lovely jubbly1992
awesomesauce2001
nang2002
bess2006
amazeballs2009
boasty2009
daebak2009
beaut2013
the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > maintain self-control [verb (intransitive)]
to keep one's countenance1470
to get above ——1603
to keep one's head1717
keep your shirt on1844
to keep one's hair on1883
to keep one's wool1890
not to bat an eye, eyelid1904
to keep one's pants on1928
to play it cool1955
to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [interjection] > cry of shearer
wool away!c1897
the mind > emotion > anger > [verb (intransitive)] > become angry
wrethec900
wrothc975
abelghec1300
to move one's blood (also mood)c1330
to peck moodc1330
gremec1460
to take firea1513
fumec1522
sourdc1540
spitec1560
to set up the heckle1601
fire1604
exasperate1659
to fire up1779
to flash up1822
to get one's dander up1831
to fly (occasionally jump, etc.) off (at) the handle1832
to have (also get) one's monkey up1833
to cut up rough, rusty, savage1837
rile1837
to go off the handle1839
to flare up1840
to set one's back up1845
to run hot1855
to wax up1859
to get one's rag out1862
blow1871
to get (also have) the pricker1871
to turn up rough1872
to get the needle1874
to blaze up1878
to get wet1898
spunk1898
to see red1901
to go crook1911
to get ignorant1913
to hit the ceiling1914
to hit the roof1921
to blow one's top1928
to lose one's rag1928
to lose one's haira1930
to go up in smoke1933
hackle1935
to have, get a cob on1937
to pop (also blow) one's cork1938
to go hostile1941
to go sparec1942
to do one's bun1944
to lose one's wool1944
to blow one's stack1947
to go (also do) one's (also a) dingerc1950
rear1953
to get on ignorant1956
to go through the roof1958
to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964
to lose ita1969
to blow a gasket1975
to throw a wobbler1985
(a)
1531 W. Tyndale Expos. 1 John iv, in Wks. (1573) 415/1 He wresteth all the Scriptures & setteth them clean agaynst the woll, to destroy this article.
1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. Div What shuld your face thus agayn the woll be shorne For one fall?
1599 N. Breton Wil of Wit (1876) 60/2 But begging is a vile life in the meane time. Patience. Then worke. Anger. That goes against the wooll.
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxxvi. 298 Let us..brush our former Words against the Wool.
(b)1839 Jamestown (N.Y.) Jrnl. 24 Apr. 1/6 That lawyer has been trying to spread the wool over your eyes.1842 Spirit of Times (Philadelphia) 29 Sept. Look sharp, or they'll pull wool over your eyes.1855 F. M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) xv. 55 He ain't so big a fool as to have the wool drawd over his eyes in that way.a1859 in J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) 517 They think they find a prize, If they can only pull their wool o'er other people's eyes.1884 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham vii I don't propose he shall pull the wool over my eyes.(c)1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 85 If he had not through institution, and education (as it were) dyed in wolle the manners of children.1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxii. 214 Children as it were in the Wooll of their infancie died with hardnesse may neuer afterwards change colour.1679 London Gaz. No. 1449/4 A peice of half Ell green double Camblet dyed in the Wool.1830 D. Webster Speech in Mass. Spy 10 Feb. In half an hour [he can] come out an original democrat, dyed in the wool.1840 J. P. Kennedy Quodlibet ii. 52 As patent a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat as Theodore Fog himself.1871 College Courant 21 Jan. in Schele de Vere Amer. A drenching rain has washed the indigo from his new suit dyed in the wool at home, into his skin.1885 J. J. Hummel Dyeing Textile Fabrics 289 If in any dyed woollen fabric the colour has been imparted to it while it was yet in the state of unspun wool, it is said to be wool-dyed, or to have been dyed in the wool.1900 Cent. Mag. Feb. 503/2 Socialists dyed in the wool.1903 Smart Set 9 23/2 The governor of Alleghenia is a dyed-in-the-wool scoundrel.(d)1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 15 The Papist praies with mouth, his minde on gathering woolle doeth goe.1606 N. Breton Poste with Packet Madde Lett. (new ed.) II. sig. Fv For their wittes, if they lose not their owne fleeces, let them gather wool where they can.(e)c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) x. 132 His hyghnes shall haue þeroff, but as hadd þe man þat sherid is hogge, muche crye and litil woll.1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 10 Here is..as one said at the shearing of hogs, great cry & litle wool.1644 W. Prynne Falsities & Forgeries 2 Here is a great cry indeed, but little wool.1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 165 Humph, quoth the Dee'l when he clip'd the Sow, A great cry, and little Woo.a1734 R. North Life F. North (1742) 170 For Matter of Title he thought there was more Squeak than Wool.1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 372 At first, there was much cry but little wool.1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 142 ‘Mair whistle than woo’, quo' the souter when he sheared the sow.a1893 Mod. Sc. Muckle cry an' little woo', As the deil said whan he shore the soo.1952 V. W. Brooks Confident Years xviii. 197 Her diary was much more cry than wool and Mary MacLane was a startling figure only because the times were so colourless and mild.(f)1882 G. W. Peck Peck's Sunshine 85 You want to pick out (as the ‘boss combination girl’ of Rock Co.) a thoroughbred, that is, all wool, a yard wide.1909 F. B. Calhoun Miss Minerva xxvi. 204 You sho' is genoowine corn-fed, sterlin' silver, all-wool-an'-a-yard-wide, pure-leaf, Green-River Lollapaloosas.1913 J. London Valley of Moon 60 You're a live one, all wool, a yard long and a yard wide.1963 L. Meynell Virgin Luck v. 114 It didn't seem to matter so much with people as decent as that about. She was all wool and a yard wide, that one.1974 ‘A. Gilbert’ Nice Little Killing iii. 40 No one will ever catch her..with an alibi all wool and a yard wide.(g)c1897 D. McK. Wright in A. E. Woodhouse N.Z. Farm & Station Verse (1950) 33 Wool away! Wool away is the cry And the merry game of busting is begun.1949 P. Newton High Country Days v. 53 The call of ‘wool away’ had lagging fleecies dashing to rescue fleeces before the shearer would be out with his next sheep.1965 J. S. Gunn Terminol. Shearing Industry ii. 38 Wool away, the call of a shearer who wants the picker-up to carry away a fleece. This has to be done after each sheep, and fleeces are not left lying around on the floor while another sheep is being shorn.(h)1830 R. Lower Tom Cladpole's Jurney cxxxvi Dat rais'd ma wool.1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang (at cited word) ‘Keep your wool on,’ don't get angry.1926 ‘A. Berkeley’ Wychford Poisoning Case v. 48 ‘All right,’ Alec said soothingly. ‘Keep your wool on.’1944 D. Welch In Youth is Pleasure v. 87 Dennis said a lot more, growing increasingly vicious with each new sentence... ‘My dear, don't lose your wool,’ she said, mimicking old-fashioned schoolboy slang.1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren x. 178 They taunt the person [who is easily provoked]:..‘Don't lose your bait’ (‘rag’, ‘rise’, ‘wool’).1967 O. Norton Now lying Dead vi. 108 I lost my wool then.(i)1909 London Mag. Aug. 630/1 It is seldom that the clerk has a sufficiency of that commodity known as ‘wool on the back’ to go round amongst all the creditors.(j)1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. x. 264 Thyne sheep ar ner al shabbyd, þe wolf shiteþ woolle.1583 H. Howard Defensatiue sig. Ajv Wooll driueth backe the Cannon shotte.1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. lxvii. 455 I would not haue her come for wooll, and returne shorne.1680 C. Blount tr. Philostratus Life Apollonius Tyaneus 243 It is ill Wooll that will take no Dye.1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. iii. 242 Sancho Panza..says,..many go for wool, and come home shorn.1864 R. Browning Mr. Sludge 630 If such as came for wool, sir, went home shorn; Where is the wrong I did them?
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