单词 | to put in one's pocket |
释义 | > as lemmasto put (also keep) in one's pocket b. to put (also keep) in one's pocket: to take or keep to oneself; to conceal, suppress. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep quiet about [phrase] to keep or hold (a matter) counsel (later in counsela1400 to keep secret1399 to keep (something) dark1532 to draw a veil over1582 not to tell one's shirt1586 to keep one's (own) counsel1604 to put (also keep) in one's pocketa1616 to name no names1692 to make a secret of1738 to keep (‥) snug1778 to clap, put, or keep the thumb on1825 to wash one's dirty linen at home, in public1867 to hold back1956 to sweep (also brush, kick, etc.) (something) under the rug1956 to get it off one's chest1961 to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet1963 a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) v. i. 29 Du. O you giue me ill counsell. Clo. Put your grace in your pocket sir, for this once, and let your flesh and blood obey it. View more context for this quotation 1653 J. Collinges Responsoria ad Erratica Piscatoris vi. sig. F4v You had as good have put your tongue in your pocket. 1666 in H. Paton Rep. Laing MSS (1914) I. 351 If it war to preserve hir honour, hee did well; bot when it was lost hee shuld heve keept his horns in his poket. 1730 H. Fielding Rape upon Rape iv. i. 47 He that will keep his Horns in his Pocket, must keep his Wife in his Bosom. 1840–1 T. Moore Poet. Wks. VIII. 276 This comes of a man..Keeping his character in his pocket. 1863 L. M. Alcott Hosp. Sketches (1957) ii. 41 I put my bashfulness in my pocket, and plunged into a long conversation on the war, the weather, music, Carlyle, skating, [etc.]. 1915 C. S. Churchill Let. 30 Dec. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) vii. 142 You know I'm not good at pretending, but I am going to put my pride in my pocket and reconnoitre Downing Street. 1994 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 15 July 62 [He] kept his feelings in his pocket long enough to get a Master's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. < as lemmas |
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