| 单词 | top-and-tail |
| 释义 | > as lemmastop-and-tail ΚΠ 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos v. sig. N.jv Headlong down in dust he ouerturnyd tayle and topp. 1879 W. Pengelly 3rd Rep. Comm. Devonshire Verbal Provincialisms in Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Lit. & Art 11 144 Top-and-Tail (= Head-over-heels, or more properly, Heels-over-head). In a field near Sidmouth, one child said to another, ‘Now then, I'm going to turn top-and-tail’ when it proceeded to turn a somersault on the grass. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Top-and-tail The pony put his foot in a rabbit's hole and proper turned top-on-tail. top-and-tail (b) Used as a modifier, as top-and-tail, designating a wash of this kind. ΚΠ 1931 P. W. Yeomans Happy Motherhood vii. 61 5.50 to 6.20 p.m.—Top-and-tail wash, and feed baby. 2018 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 19 Sept. 26 A ‘top and tail’ bath is another way to clean your baby. < as lemmas |
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