单词 | to strut it out |
释义 | > as lemmasto strut it out a. intransitive. To behave proudly or vaingloriously; to flaunt, triumph, swagger. Often to strut it; also to strut it out. Also, to glory, exult upon, over (a possession). Obsolete (except as in 7c). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > be proud [verb (intransitive)] > behave proudly swella1250 to make it stoutc1315 to bear oneself stout1338 bridlea1475 to make it prouda1500 strut1518 to set up one's bristles1529 strut?c1570 square1584 square1590 swagger1600 to take on1603 puff1633 fluster1698 to hold one's head high1707 crest1713 to set out the shin1719 straddle1802 α. β. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Piaffer,..to boast, or strut it vainely.1675 T. Brooks Golden Key 220 Those proud enemies of Christ, who now..strut it out against him.1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 297 He will many times strut and triumph, as if he had wrested the thunder out of Jove's right hand.1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. 61 The one strutting over the beauties, in order to enhance the value of the present; the other, courtesying ten times in a minute, to shew her gratitude.?c1570 Buggbears i. iii, in R. W. Bond Early Plays from Italian (1911) 97 Thou woldst have me..hack & hew my clothes, & go stroot it like a tossepotte. 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 18v Desirous to strowte it with the best, yet disdayning to liue by the sweat of their browes. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Paladin He swaggers, brags, or strouts it mightily. a1643 J. Shute Judgem. & Mercy (1645) 90 Nebuchadnezar..when he was strouting upon his Babell, and bragged of his power. < as lemmas |
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