单词 | to shrink out of the collar |
释义 | > as lemmasto shrink out of the collar ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > withdraw from an engagement or promise starta1450 fang1522 recidivate1528 to draw back1572 flinch1578 to shrink collar1579 retract1616 to shrink out of the collar1636 renege1651 to fly off1667 to slip (the) collarc1677 to declare off1749 to cry off1775 to back out1807 to fight off1833 crawfish1848 welsh1871 to pull out1884 1636 R. Basset in tr. G. A. de Paoli Lives Rom. Emperors 383 Some powerfull Protestant commanders..who shrunk out of the coller of obedience. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 7 May (1974) VIII. 204 Sir W. Pen like a false rogue shrinking out of the collar..so that the whole odium must fall on me. < as lemmas |
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