| 单词 | to the handle |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(up) to the handle P2. U.S. (up) to the handle: all the way; thoroughly, completely; up to the hilt. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [phrase] > thoroughly or to the utmost to the uttermostc1400 to (also unto) (the) outrancec1425 up to the hilt ( hilts)1598 (up) to the handle1824 to the hilt1950 1824 Coll. Hist. & Misc. Nov. 348 Some of his expressions were that ‘old Capt. Miles was clear grit’ ‘spunk up to the handle’, &c. 1833 Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser 9 May He is determined to carry the contest ‘to the handle’. 1855 Knickerbocker 45 435 He was enjoying his trip ‘up to the handle’. 1877 J. Habberton Jericho Road xi. 101 If he isn't playin' possum right up to the handle, then he is a fool. 1910 J. C. Lincoln Depot Master i. 5 The place was mortgaged up to the handle. 1946 Dunkirk (N.Y.) Evening Observer 11 Jan. 14/3 I have never yet found a Nisei who did not do his full duty right up to the handle. < as lemmas |
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