单词 | to laugh one's fill |
释义 | > as lemmasto laugh one's fill b. to laugh one's fill: to laugh as much as one is able; to laugh heartily and at length. ΚΠ c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Ellesmere) (1870) l. 3722 Now hust and thou shalt laughen al thy fille. 1577 T. Kendall Flowers of Epigr. f. 27v Laugh if thou please: Yea laugh thy fill. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 464 Such matter as will make you laugh your fill, if you have a laughing spleene. 1730 tr. N. Heinsius Life & Surprizing Adventures of Mirandor 98 When we are in a place where we may laugh our fill without fear. 1876 L. Campbell tr. Sophocles Ajax 14 Now even for pleasure thou mayst laugh thy fill. 1893 Harper's Mag. Mar. 621/2 I never allowed myself to laugh my fill when father and Sir Jasper were by, for fear of their displeasure. 1938 Slavonic & East European Rev. 16 537 When Watery Kuba had laughed his fill he wiped the tears out of his eyes. 2007 Brattleboro (Vermont) Reformer (Nexis) 6 Sept. Laugh your fill, eat some dark chocolate and go home feeling refreshed. < as lemmas |
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