to praise (also boast,etc.) above the moon: to praise (boast, etc.) extravagantly. to go beyond the moon: to go to extravagant lengths. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > speak or do with exaggeration [phrase] (17) to go beyond the moon?c1430 to praise (also boast,etc.) above the moon: to praise (boast, etc.) extravagantly. to go beyond the moon: to go to extravagant lengths. Obsolete. to cast beyond the moon1559 To calculate or conjecture as to the future; to anticipate, forecast, v.. intransitive (sometimes with subordinate clause). to cast beyond the moon… to lay on load?1562 Phrases. (Obsolete in a–d.) to lay on load: to deal heavy blows (occasionally to lay load aboutor about one); figurative to speak with emphasis or… to lay it on with a trowela1616 A tool consisting of a flat (or, less commonly, rounded) plate of metal or wood, of various shapes, attached to a short handle; used by masons… all (his) geese are swans1621 In phrases and proverbial sayings. all (his) geese are swans: he invariably exaggerates or over-estimates; so to turn geese into swans, every goose a… to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow1667 colloquial. to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow and variants: to make exaggerated or untrue statements; to tell tall tales. Cf. longbowman, n. 1. to lay it on thick1740 to lay it on thick, (figurative) to do something with vehemence or excess. Cf. to lay on 6 at lay, v.1 phrasal verbs. Also, to put (spread,etc.) i… to sling (also fling, throw) the hatchet1778 to sling (also fling, throw) the hatchet: to exaggerate; to fabricate, invent. Cf. to draw the long bow at longbow, n. phrases. Now historical and… to come it1796 To act in a specified or implied manner; to act or behave energetically, boldly, boastfully, aggressively, etc. Frequently with adverb or… to make a thing about (also of)1813 colloquial. A significant, notable, or sensational circumstance. In later use esp. in to make a thing about (also of) (colloquial): to preoccupy… to draw with the long-bow1823 colloquial. to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow and variants: to make exaggerated or untrue statements; to tell tall tales. Cf. longbowman, n. 1. to pitch it strong1823 transitive. Chiefly British colloquial. to pitch it strong and variants: to speak forcefully; to state a case with feeling or enthusiasm; to… to overegg the pudding1845 transitive. To embellish or supply to excess. Chiefly in to overegg the pudding: to go too far in exaggerating, embellishing, or doing something. to put (spread, etc.) it on thick1865 to lay it on thick, (figurative) to do something with vehemence or excess. Cf. to lay on 6 at lay, v.1 phrasal verbs. Also, to put (spread,etc.) i… to god it1870 transitive. to god it: = to play the god at god, n. int.phrases 4b. rare. to strong it1964 transitive. slang. to strong it: to behave excessively, to overdo things, (also) to exaggerate. to stretch it (or things)1965 figurative. In colloquial phrase to stretch it (or things): to go too far, to go beyond the limits of credibility; to exaggerate. |
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