单词 | to strong it |
释义 | > as lemmasto strong it 3. transitive. slang. to strong it: to behave excessively, to overdo things, (also) to exaggerate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > speak or do with exaggeration [phrase] to go beyond the moon?c1430 to cast beyond the moon1559 to lay on load?1562 to lay it on with a trowela1616 all (his) geese are swans1621 to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow1667 to lay it on thick1740 to sling (also fling, throw) the hatchet1778 to come it1796 to make a thing about (also of)1813 to draw with the long-bow1823 to pitch it strong1823 to overegg the pudding1845 to put (spread, etc.) it on thick1865 to god it1870 to strong it1964 to stretch it (or things)1965 1964 New Statesman 10 Apr. 555/2 ‘To strong it’ means to overdo something, like taking more than 30 purple hearts in one night. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard iii. 108 Don't you think that's stronging it? 2000 J. J. Connolly Layer Cake 87 The secret..is not to strong it. Go gentle, play it simple and don't become a caricature. < as lemmas |
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