| 单词 | to speak by the card |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto speak by the card c. to speak by the card: to talk carefully and precisely; to report information accurately. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > be clear [verb (intransitive)] > express oneself precisely to speak by the card1604 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 134 We must speake by the card, or equiuocation will vndoo vs. View more context for this quotation 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues III. 389 I speak by the card in order to avoid entanglements of words. 1908 Pella (Iowa) Chron. 2 July 2/3 Our information is correct and we are speaking by the card. 2012 @duzupis 1 July in twitter.com (accessed 7 Apr. 2020) The only reason I insist upon speaking by the card in casual conversation is in case that conversation happens to be with a Brit. < as lemmas |
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