英语词汇“to put fire to flax”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†b. Paired in allusive expressions with flax or tow as an example of two things that should not be brought into proximity; esp. in to put fire to flax (also tow) and variants: to do or say something that may cause trouble, controversy, or upset. Obsolete.

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c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 89 Peril is bothe fyr and tow tassemble.

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 25 (MED) It will make her do and thenke the worse, as it were to putte fere in flexe.

1545 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes (new ed.) f. li^v Put not fyer to fyer..This prouerbe is touched in Englyshe where it is sayde, that we ought not to put fyre to towe.

1592 J. Case in N. Breton Pilgrimage to Paradise sig. ¶3^v This were to put fire to flaxe, and to offer soft bleeding harts as sacrifice to Cupids bowe and arrowes.

1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 197 Put not fire to flax—pouder to pitch.

1890 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 2 July It is reckless to put fire and tow so close together.

单词	to put fire to flax
释义	> as lemmas to put fire to flax (also tow) †b. Paired in allusive expressions with flax or tow as an example of two things that should not be brought into proximity; esp. in to put fire to flax (also tow) and variants: to do or say something that may cause trouble, controversy, or upset. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 89 Peril is bothe fyr and tow tassemble. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 25 (MED) It will make her do and thenke the worse, as it were to putte fere in flexe. 1545 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes (new ed.) f. li^v Put not fyer to fyer..This prouerbe is touched in Englyshe where it is sayde, that we ought not to put fyre to towe. 1592 J. Case in N. Breton Pilgrimage to Paradise sig. ¶3^v This were to put fire to flaxe, and to offer soft bleeding harts as sacrifice to Cupids bowe and arrowes. 1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 197 Put not fire to flax—pouder to pitch. 1890 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 2 July It is reckless to put fire and tow so close together. extracted from firen.int. < as lemmas
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