英语词汇“to set back on his heels”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

m. to set (also rock, push, send, etc.) (a person) back on his (or her) heels.

(a) Originally Boxing. To knock (a person) forcefully backward; to force back, to cause to stagger or reel backwards.

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1891 Referee (Sydney) 14 Jan. 6/5 In the second round Paddy slung his left.., and landing square on the side of Mac's chin, he sent him back on his heels.

1912 Washington Post 8 Feb. 8/5 Every time he attempted to advance Gibbons set him back on his heels with the ever extended glove.

1947 N.Y. Times 1 May 30/4 His line drive to Lade..almost set the stocky youngster back on his heels.

1953 Times 22 Oct. 8/3 Another left hook by Turpin rocked Olson back on his heels.

2014 J. A. Johnstone Rebel Yell viii. 109 The impact rocked him back on his heels. He pancaked, folding at the knees.

(b) figurative (originally U.S. Sport). To throw (a person) off guard; to surprise, shock, or disconcert (a person). Also: to put at a disadvantage; to put on the defensive. Hence back on one's heels: on the defensive, at a disadvantage.

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1914 Sat. Evening Post 4 July 8/2 ‘We had more .300 batters last season than there was in the National.’ ‘But look what they was hitting against!’ I thought that one would set him back on his heels, but it didn't. He went right along.

1927 N.Y. Times 8 Feb. 19/3 ‘Light Horse Harry’ Cooper handed ‘The Haig’ a 10 and 9 defeat at match play, which set the golf fans back on their heels, so to speak.

1937 Boys' Life Oct. 11/2 Princeton..bowled the Lions back on their heels under an avalanche of twenty points.

1944 Life 24 Jan. 28/1 One of the hardest blows yet struck against the German Air Force. The Germans are back on their heels.

1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 Nov. This was the affair that rocked Britain back on its heels and even threatened the monarchy itself.

1998 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 28 Jan. e4 You have to be the aggressor or you're back on your heels reacting to everything they are doing.

2014 New Yorker 22 Dec. 105/1 Produce the transition of power in Iraq, produce the coalition, produce the train-and-equip, then put all these pieces together to push ISIS back on its heels.

单词	to set back on his heels
释义	> as lemmas to set (also rock, push, send, etc.) (a person) back on his (or her) heels m. to set (also rock, push, send, etc.) (a person) back on his (or her) heels. (a) Originally Boxing. To knock (a person) forcefully backward; to force back, to cause to stagger or reel backwards. ΚΠ 1891 Referee (Sydney) 14 Jan. 6/5 In the second round Paddy slung his left.., and landing square on the side of Mac's chin, he sent him back on his heels. 1912 Washington Post 8 Feb. 8/5 Every time he attempted to advance Gibbons set him back on his heels with the ever extended glove. 1947 N.Y. Times 1 May 30/4 His line drive to Lade..almost set the stocky youngster back on his heels. 1953 Times 22 Oct. 8/3 Another left hook by Turpin rocked Olson back on his heels. 2014 J. A. Johnstone Rebel Yell viii. 109 The impact rocked him back on his heels. He pancaked, folding at the knees. (b) figurative (originally U.S. Sport). To throw (a person) off guard; to surprise, shock, or disconcert (a person). Also: to put at a disadvantage; to put on the defensive. Hence back on one's heels: on the defensive, at a disadvantage. ΚΠ 1914 Sat. Evening Post 4 July 8/2 ‘We had more .300 batters last season than there was in the National.’ ‘But look what they was hitting against!’ I thought that one would set him back on his heels, but it didn't. He went right along. 1927 N.Y. Times 8 Feb. 19/3 ‘Light Horse Harry’ Cooper handed ‘The Haig’ a 10 and 9 defeat at match play, which set the golf fans back on their heels, so to speak. 1937 Boys' Life Oct. 11/2 Princeton..bowled the Lions back on their heels under an avalanche of twenty points. 1944 Life 24 Jan. 28/1 One of the hardest blows yet struck against the German Air Force. The Germans are back on their heels. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 Nov. This was the affair that rocked Britain back on its heels and even threatened the monarchy itself. 1998 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 28 Jan. e4 You have to be the aggressor or you're back on your heels reacting to everything they are doing. 2014 New Yorker 22 Dec. 105/1 Produce the transition of power in Iraq, produce the coalition, produce the train-and-equip, then put all these pieces together to push ISIS back on its heels. extracted from heeln.¹int. < as lemmas
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