| 单词 | when greek meets greek, then comes the tug of war |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhen Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war b. Proverb. when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war: the now usual perversion of Nathaniel Lee's line (see quot. 1677). ΚΠ 1677 N. Lee Rival Queens iv. 48 When Greeks joyn'd Greeks, then was the tug of War. 1839 C. J. Lever Harry Lorrequer (1857) 104 When short whist for five-penny points sets in—then Greek meets Greek and we'll have it. 1863 C. Reade Hard Cash xxxv Meantime unknown to these bewildered ones, Greek was meeting Greek only a few yards off. < as lemmas |
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