| 单词 | to take to the road |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take to the road P11. to take to the road: (a) to become a highwayman; = to go upon (also on) the road at Phrases 12; (b) = to take the road at Phrases 9. Π 1735 J. Swift Grand Quest. in Wks. II. 248 So, I took to the Road, and..The first Man I robb'd was a Parson. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 70 Martin..could not supply his occasions any other way, than by taking to the road. 1827 T. C. Grattan High-ways & By-ways 3rd Ser. II. 38 We shook hands and parted..I taking to the road with my guide and my dog, in one of the worst moods for travelling that a man could possibly experience. 1839 W. H. Ainsworth Jack Sheppard I. i. 156 The prospect of the gallows would never deter me from taking to the road, if I were so inclined. 1954 J. Thompson Hell of Woman xii. 97 The rookings I got right from the time I left home and took to the road are something to challenge the imagination. 1989 E. Pyle in D. Nichols Ernie's Amer. (1990) Introd. p. xlviii Writers and photographers..took to the road in unprecedented numbers. 2008 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 18 Jan. 22 The couple lived and robbed together. Joan took to the road armed with two pistols, dressed in male clothing. < as lemmas |
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