单词 | to throw ) in a person's face |
释义 | > as lemmasto throw (thrust, fling, (etc.)) (something) in a person's face (a) to throw (thrust, fling, (etc.)) (something) in a person's face: to throw, thrust, or force (something) at a person (literally or figuratively), esp. as an expression of disdain. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > so as to hit something > in a person's face to throw (thrust, fling, (etc.)) (something) in a person's face1597 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > reproach > [verb (transitive)] > reproach with upbraida1250 undernimc1320 to lay to one's credit, reproachc1515 to cast (a thing) in one's teeth1526 to twit (a person) in the teeth1530 to hit (one) in the teeth with1535 to cast (also lay, throw) (something) in one's dish1551 to fling (anything) in one's teeth1587 to throw (thrust, fling, (etc.)) (something) in a person's face1597 to tit (a person) in the teeth1622 nose1625 exprobrate1630 puta1663 the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > decline to receive or accept > angrily to tell the world1555 to throw (thrust, fling, (etc.)) (something) in a person's face1597 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. i. 194 My teeth shall teare The slauish motiue..And spit it..euen in Mowbraies face. View more context for this quotation 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 574 Who cals me villaine, breakes my pate a crosse, Pluckes off my beard, and blowes it in my face. View more context for this quotation 1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. xxi. 58 Who taints his soul may be said to throw dirt in Gods face. 1760 T. Gray Let. 20 June in Corr. (1971) II. 681 You see him [sc. Sterne]..ready to throw his perriwig in the face of his audience. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 77 God..thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face. 1884 M. E. Braddon Ishmael xxxi His success was cast in his face as a reproach. 1992 L. Auchincloss False Gods 11 Drayton stalked around the table to fling the contents of his glass in the Virginian's face. < as lemmas |
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