英语词汇“to put one's finger in the fire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) to put one's finger in the fire and variants: to become involved in a risky enterprise or situation.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > face danger [verb (intransitive)] > risk oneself > run or take risks

dicec1440

to put one's finger in the fire1546

hazardc1550

venture1560

to jeopard a joint1563

to venture a joint1570

to run (also take) a (also the) risk (also risks)1621

danger1672

risk1767

gamble1802

to ride a tiger1902

to stick (also put) one's neck out1926

to lead with one's chin1949

to tickle the dragon('s tail)1964

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ii. sig. G^v It were a foly for me..to put my fynger to far in the fyre. Betwene you.

1653 W. Jervis Brief Vindic. 3 Had I known they would have fallen so short of their Proof as they did, I should have been wiser then to have put my finger in such a fire.

1782 J. Seally Young Philosopher II. xlvi. 66 Thou hast now put thy finger into the fire, why wouldest thou turn hypocrite and conceal thy initiation!

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 165 You will needs put your fingers in the fire.

1903 Commonw. Austral. Parl. Deb. 16 3913 /1 The Commonwealth Government have put their fingers in the fire recently over this question of State interference.

1953 D. C. Somervell S. Baldwin 41 They would have made him put his fingers in the fire, just a little way but not too far, as Baldwin did.

2003 Economist 8 Mar. 16/1 Now the British government is putting its finger into the fire.

单词	to put one's finger in the fire
释义	> as lemmas to put one's finger in the fire (a) to put one's finger in the fire and variants: to become involved in a risky enterprise or situation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > face danger [verb (intransitive)] > risk oneself > run or take risks dicec1440 to put one's finger in the fire1546 hazardc1550 venture1560 to jeopard a joint1563 to venture a joint1570 to run (also take) a (also the) risk (also risks)1621 danger1672 risk1767 gamble1802 to ride a tiger1902 to stick (also put) one's neck out1926 to lead with one's chin1949 to tickle the dragon('s tail)1964 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ii. sig. G^v It were a foly for me..to put my fynger to far in the fyre. Betwene you. 1653 W. Jervis Brief Vindic. 3 Had I known they would have fallen so short of their Proof as they did, I should have been wiser then to have put my finger in such a fire. 1782 J. Seally Young Philosopher II. xlvi. 66 Thou hast now put thy finger into the fire, why wouldest thou turn hypocrite and conceal thy initiation! 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 165 You will needs put your fingers in the fire. 1903 Commonw. Austral. Parl. Deb. 16 3913 /1 The Commonwealth Government have put their fingers in the fire recently over this question of State interference. 1953 D. C. Somervell S. Baldwin 41 They would have made him put his fingers in the fire, just a little way but not too far, as Baldwin did. 2003 Economist 8 Mar. 16/1 Now the British government is putting its finger into the fire. extracted from fingern. < as lemmas
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