单词 | to weaken the hands of |
释义 | > as lemmasto weaken the hands of b. In Bible phrase, to weaken the hands of: figurative to reduce the effectiveness of (a person or body of persons), to hinder, discourage. Cf. to strengthen the hand of at strengthen v. Phrases. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] disvail14.. disavail1429 disadvantage?c1550 to weaken the hands of1560 disvantage1567 to take the wind out of the sails of1822 handicap1857 to stack the cards (etc.) against1941 disbenefit1978 1560 Bible (Geneva) vi. 9. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) 135 The people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah. < as lemmas |
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