单词 | to play box and cox |
释义 | > as lemmasto play Box and Cox to play Box and Cox: (of two or more people) to take turns in occupying the same space or position, etc.; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1881 Liverpool Mercury 21 Mar. 5/6 They must play ‘Box and Cox’. When Mr. Laubouchere is at home in court, Mr. Bradlaugh must take care to be away. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 20 Nov. 2 This excellent arrangement could well come under threat if Chris Smith's..plans to make the Royal Ballet, Royal Opera and English National Opera play Box and Cox at Covent Garden and sell off the Coliseum ever come to pass. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 27 Dec. 15 He couldn't have been more generous in giving me access to his life, his manuscripts, even his study: at one point, we played Box and Cox as I worked there in the afternoons and he in the mornings. < as lemmas |
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