| 单词 | tottenham is turned french |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTottenham is turned French ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > reversal [phrase] Tottenham is turned French1546 to turn the tables1612 to have one's heart in one's boots (also shoes, heels, hose, etc.)1642 the boot is on the other leg1854 the shoe is on the other foot1933 the wheel has come full circle1944 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. vii. sig. Biv Their faces told toies, yt Totnam was turnd frenche. 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades iv. 60 Do what thou canst, the time wil come that Totnam French shal turn; The Gods and I will so prouide. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) ii. 178 Tottenham is turn'd French... It seems about the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the eigth, French Mechanicks swarmed in England, to the great prejudice of English Artisans. < as lemmas |
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