单词 | to throw everything at |
释义 | > as lemmasto throw everything at (or into) P6. to throw everything at (or into) and variants: to direct all one's resources at (a problem, task, opponent, etc.). ΚΠ 1916 N.Y. Times 4 July 2/2 ‘They threw everything at us except half crowns,’ said a man of the Royal Scots. 1944 Bay of Plenty Beacon (Whakatane, N.Z.) 13 June 5/4 Bitter fighting for the full possession of the pinnacle began at close quarters. Everything was thrown into it—grenades, automatics, bayonets and even rifle butts. 1976 South Notts Echo 16 Dec. 7/5 The back four..were equal to everything that Attenborough could throw at them. 1990 B. Anderson Girls High (1992) xvi. 189 He turned to her,..ready for anything a day at Sun Alliance Life could throw at him. < as lemmas |
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