单词 | to ring a peal |
释义 | > as lemmasto ring (a person) a peal 16. transitive. With object peal. Often with the implication of rebuke or criticism; esp. in to ring (a person) a peal: to scold (a person); †also in the same sense with other objects. Now archaic. rare. ΚΠ 1562 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tounge (new ed.) ii. vii, in Wks. sig. Hivv She beginneth..with a cry..To whiche she ringth a peale, a larom. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. ii. 44 Ere..The shard-borne Beetle..Hath rung Nights yawning Peale. View more context for this quotation 1636 P. Massinger Great Duke of Florence iii. i. sig. G2v My pockets ring A golden peale. 1682 N. O. tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin ii. 140 My Angry Ghost shall haunt thy Conscious Soul, I'le Ring thee such a Peal, shall make thee Howl. 1706 R. Estcourt Fair Example iii. ii. 35 Three Guineas! and what good will they do me? They'll hardly pay for a Week's Pins.—Hearkee, my next Demand shall be a Hundred; if you don't comply presently, I'll ring such a Peal to the World. 1753 J. Wesley Directions for Married Persons xv, in Christian Libr. XXII. 106 The Husband may perhaps ring his Wife a Peal concerning her Duty. 1796 Grose's Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) To Ring a Peal, to scold: chiefly applied to women. His wife rung him a fine peal! 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. i. 16 Her tongue..rung a bob-major of invective. 1993 P. R. Wilkinson Thes. Trad. Eng. Metaphors 428/1 Ring him a peal/Ring a peal in his ears, Give him a reverberating scolding. < as lemmas |
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