| 单词 | to put the bite on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put the bite on i. Slang phr. to put the bite on: to borrow money from (someone); to ask (someone) for a loan; also, to threaten, to blackmail, to extort money from. orig. and chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > borrow money [verb (transitive)] > borrow money from borrowa1000 touch1760 cadge1863 to sting (someone) for1903 to put the bee on1918 bite1919 to put the sleeve on1931 to put the bite on1933 1933 D. Runyon Furthermore (1938) v. 81 He once tries to put the bite on Sorrowful for a sawbuck. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Thank you, Jeeves v. 61 For years and years I have been trying to lend him of my plenty, but he has always steadfastly refused to put the bite on me. 1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xxvi. 232 You can put the bite on the peeper and be on your way. 1950 ‘S. Ransome’ Deadly Miss Ashley iii. 33 Everybody keeps putting the bite on me for money I haven't got. < as lemmas |
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