| 单词 | to make an honest shift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make an honest shift ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > livelihood lifeOE foodOE livelihoodc1300 livingc1330 ploughc1390 purchasec1475 daily bread1526 being1570 governing1572 shift1572 supportation1576 thrift1579 livelihead1590 thrive1592 breadwinnera1614 subsistence1644 gain1655 bread and butter1691 through-bearing1705 bread1719 bread ticket1801 daily1817 lifehood1823 rice bowl1853 crust1916 society > occupation and work > working > [verb (intransitive)] > work for one's living > honestly to make an honest shift1798 1572 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 133 Except thay have of thair awin, or sum honest and lauchfull schift quhairupoun to leif. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 116 The ȝoungest ar put to sum honest schift. 1798 D. Crawford Poems 57 Will ye compare me wi' a rogue, I always mak ane honest shift. < as lemmas |
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