单词 | to turn any one's battery against himself |
释义 | > as lemmasto turn any one's battery against himself b. figurative, esp. in to turn any one's battery against himself. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > source of ability or power to attack to turn any one's battery against himself1581 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 82 b Three wordes onely may suffice to overthrow the whole Battrye of these three Invectives. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 78 The fellow who accused him, has had his own battery turned upon himself. 1823 C. Lamb On Acting of Munden in Elia 339 You think he has exhausted his battery of looks. < as lemmas |
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