单词 | to the bad |
释义 | > as lemmasto the bad b. to the bad: (a) to a bad state or situation, to ruin; (b) to the debit side of the account, in deficit; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > in adversity [phrase] > at the or one's worst > from a prosperous or thriving condition for (also to, into) the worseOE out of God's blessing into the warm sun1546 down (the) wind1600 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1682 to the bad1802 society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [adverb] > as balance on specific side of account per contra1554 to the bad1802 to the good1819 1797 M. Robinson Walsingham III. lxvi. 286 So a wou'd go to the bad place, and lose his character, and all for nothing.] 1802 J. Ritson Anc. Eng. Metrical Romanceës III. 408 Wende to the qued, went to the bad, i.e. the damn'd. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 25 I've really to the bad Some thousand of rupees to add. 1863 H. Kingsley Austin Elliot II. xv. 207 She..began to lose terribly. She was more than five hundred pounds ‘to the bad’ one evening when she went to play for the last time. 1883 Times 24 Dec. 10/7 Beckwith..left the water after swimming 3 miles 21 laps, being at the time 7 laps to the bad. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) II. vi. 528 It's only too easy for young folk to go to the bad up here. 1935 G. B. Shaw Millionairess (privately printed ed.) i. 28 The net result was that instead of his being fifty thousand pounds to the good I was four hundred and thirty pounds to the bad. 1999 A. Levy Fruit of Lemon 82 You should take a strap to her, Margy—you're too soft with her, that's why she's gone to the bad. < as lemmas |
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