| 单词 | well to live in the world |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswell to live in the world ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > rich or wealthy [phrase] > well off well at easec1330 of substance?a1439 at rack and (at) mangera1500 in good case1560 well to live1568 well and warmc1571 well to pass in the worlda1609 inlaid1699 in easy circumstancesa1704 well to do in the world1805 stouth and routh1816 quids in1919 1568 W. Barker tr. G. B. Gelli Fearfull Fansies of Florentine Couper f. 103 Though thou art well to liue [It. se bene tu ti stai ragioneuolmente], according to thy calling, yet thou art not rich. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 352 Furthermore, to shew that he was well to liue, and that his house was rich and wealthy, he bringeth foorth these proofes. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 95 Shee..was married in the end to one of an honest condition, and well to liue. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 249 The Piemontese are generally well to live. 1705 W. Forbes Treat. Church-lands & Tithes ii. x. 432 'Tis no good Reason against the payment of a Ministers Stipend, that he is Rich and otherways well to live in the world. 1796 Hist. Ned Evans I. 137 He was well to live, and was said to have plenty of money besides his stock. 1832 New-Hampsh. Statesman 21 Apr. 1/4 We fell in company with a man, whom we soon ascertained to be a well-to-live-in-the-world farmer. 1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIII. 295 The land is not rack-rented, and the cultivators of the soil are in general what is called well to live. 1897 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 4 Jan. 10/1 Unable to collect money from well-to-live people who have owed it to her for six months. < as lemmas |
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