单词 | to stir the coals |
释义 | > as lemmasto stir the coals b. to stir the coals and variants: to make trouble; to incite conflict or ill feeling. Now also with of: to encourage or increase the intensity of (a feeling, etc.). Cf. to blow the coals at Phrases 3a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > be in dissension or at variance [verb (intransitive)] > cause dissension to make strife1303 to make the feathers flyc1430 to stir the coals1539 to make mischiefc1572 to blow the bellows1590 to blow the fire1670 to stir the pot1826 to stir (also rouse) the possum1900 to mix it1950 the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > become ardent or fervent [verb (intransitive)] > heighten intensity of passion to blow the coals?a1500 to stir the coals1539 to fan the flame1800 1539 R. Morison Exhort. to styrre all Eng. Men (new ed.) sig. Aviiv The bysshoppe seeth..that wryngeth hym, at this he fretteth, for this he sturreth all these coles. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 344v After soche sorte did he vpbraid to the people their rashe and vnaduised stieryng of coles, and arisynges to warre. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. lxv. 411 Notwithstanding that they [sc. the Bee kings] mooue no warre, nor stirre vp any coales amongst the yoong swarmed broode. 1667 T. Vincent God's Terrible Voice 238 Labour to pacifie their anger, do not stir up the coals by your bitter retorts. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation liii. 531 Horrible Murders, Robberies, and other execrable Facts..stirred the Coals to a third Civil War. 1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret ii. 43 It is you that have stir'd up these coals then; he is set on by you to abuse me. 1828 New Monthly Mag. 24 513/1 Stirring the coals of political strife is at all times unadvisable, unless a paramount necessity prevails. 1886 Sunday Mag. 528/2 The Duchess of Burgundy is said to have stirred the coals of wrath. 1969 E. H. Levi Point of View (1970) iv. 43 I hope I may be forgiven for not attempting to stir the coals of nostalgia at this time. 1992 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 17 June b1 This isn't like any other, run-of-the-mill boxing insult, designed to stir the coals. < as lemmas |
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