| 单词 | to take sturgeons with pilchards |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take sturgeons with pilchards ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > make profit > from small outlay to take sturgeons with pilchards1656 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. xlviii. 97 They have built commodious [printed ccmmodious] Inns to take Sturgeons with Pilcherts. [It. Doue hanno fabbricate commodissime Historie, per pigliarui degli Storioni con gli hami, inescati con le Sardelle.] 1705 tr. T. Boccalino Advices from Parnassus ii. vi. 197 The Art of catching Sturgeons with Pilchards [It. l'arte felicissima di prender con le sardelle gli storioni], is nothing but wisely purchasing the inestimable Treasure of hearty Love and Affection, with prudent Liberality, and the Mony of Clemency. < as lemmas |
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