| 单词 | to mend one's manners | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto mend one's manners (also ways)  (b) transitive. In other constructions. Now chiefly in  to mend one's manners (also ways). ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > reform, amend, or correct			[verb (transitive)]		 i-bete971 rightOE rightlecheOE menda1382 redress1384 rectifyc1475 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > reform, amend, or correct			[verb (transitive)]		 > specific faults, evil ways, etc. beetc950 menda1382 reform1512 a1382    Bible 		(Wycliffite, E.V.)	 		(Bodl. 959)	 Wisd. xii. 26  				Vnwise childre..who forsoþe with repreues & blamyngis ben not mendid. a1400						 (a1325)						    Cursor Mundi 		(Vesp.)	 22436  				Þar es nam[an]..þat he ne his liif agh to mend. a1400						 (a1325)						    Cursor Mundi 		(Vesp.)	 26507 (MED)  				Quen þou art mendid o þi sin. c1450    ABC of Aristotle 		(Lamb. 853)	 in  Babees Bk. 		(2002)	  i. 11  				It schal neuere greue a good man þouȝ þe gilti be meendid. 1562    J. Heywood Epigr. i. R  				If euery man mende one, all shall be mended. 1577    T. Kendall tr.  Politianus et al.  Flowers of Epigrammes f. 96v  				Leaue you knaue to scoffe And mend your manners, or I sweare, Thy head shalbe cut of. 1590    Cobler of Caunterburie 68  				Shee was glad to graunt whatsoeuer the Abbot would aske, so hir husband might bee mended of his fault. 1679    W. Penn Addr. Protestants  i. ix, in  Wks. 		(1825)	 III. 39  				A descreet and cool hand may direct the blow right..when men of fury rather ease their passion, than mend their youth. a1685    Earl of Roscommon Prayer of Jeremy Paraphras'd in  Poems 		(1707)	 15  				Turn but to us, O Lord, we'll mend our Ways. 1711    J. Addison Spectator No. 112. ¶7  				If he does not mend his Manners. 1766    O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. viii. 116  				Though the instruction I communicate may not mend them [sc. prisoners], yet it will assuredly mend myself. 1831    S. Lover Legends & Stories Ireland 82  				The bishop ups and he tells him that he must mend his manners. 1870    E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest 		(ed. 2)	 II. viii. 207  				That turbulent Prelate..had mended his ways. 1891    S. Baring-Gould Urith II. xxix. 281  				Have you seen how a little dog is mended of lamb worrying? 1900    Catholic World May 221  				If the child proved too troublesome he should be sent away for awhile, to cool his hot temper and mend his manners a little. 1959    P. H. Johnson Unspeakable Skipton 34  				So, come off your high horse, and mend your manners. 1992    T. McMillan Waiting to Exhale 		(1993)	 45  				He said he missed me something fierce and had mended his ways. < as lemmas  | 
	
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