| 单词 | to stand up to the rack |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stand (also come) up to the rack e. U.S. to stand (also come) up to the rack: to face up to or bear the consequences of what one has undertaken; to take one's share of hard work or responsibility. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > do one's duty [verb (intransitive)] > and accept the consequences to stand the racket1789 to stand (also come) up to the rack1834 1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life iv. 61 I was determined to stand up to my rack, fodder or no fodder. 1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods II. xiv. 183 But, you see, captain, there's a bargain first to be struck between us, afore I comes up to the rack. 1848 J. F. Cooper Oak Openings II. iii. 43 The English used to boast that the Americans wouldn't ‘stand up to the rack’, if the baggonet [sc. bayonet] was set to work. 1903 G. Brown How to Beat Game 74 It keeps about two-thirds of them constantly financiering in order to ‘come up to the rack’. < as lemmas |
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