| 单词 | to knock one the twister |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto knock one the (or a) twister 6. That which (or one who) wrings or causes contortion; esp. figurative something that confounds, non-plusses, or ‘doubles up’, a ‘staggerer’ (slang). Also (dialect), a blow which makes the victim twist or writhe; also figurative in U.S. colloquial phrase to knock one the (or a) twister. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [noun] > source of confusion apposalc1470 graveller1674 poser1793 twister1835 nonplusser1845 smog1954 mind-boggler1969 confusable1979 the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > that which is difficult > a difficult problem knotc1000 a bone to pick (also gnaw)c1450 dark, hard sentence1535 nut1540 Gordian knot1579 nodus1728 teaser1759 stumper1807 Chinese puzzlec1815 facer1828 sticker1849 grueller1856 stumbler1863 twister1879 1835 in Amer. Speech (1965) 40 133 So, low each pill was a twister. I swallow'd about three Doctor's shops. 1843 J. R. Planché Fortunio i. ii. 9 Ha, ha! I think that was a twister! 1879 W. Black Macleod of Dare xl Well, you have had a twister; but you'll come through it. 1884 W. C. Russell Jack's Courtship xvi She had a letter from you this morning—a regular twister. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Twister.., a blow with a whip or other instrument. 1893 Daily Tel. 1 May 5/1 This was evidently a twister for the beggar-boy. 1896 G. Ade Artie vi. 55 That's what knocked me the twister. I thought this fellow was all right. 1908 G. Sanger 70 Years a Showman xvii. 59 I got a twister well home under his ribs that sent him grunting and staggering. 1934 G. Ade Let. 15 Mar. (1973) 181 I was, to use an old slang phrase, ‘knocked a twister’ when I received your letter [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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