Phrases. not to know a B from a battledore (archaic): to be utterly illiterate; to say B (or Bo!) to a battledore (obsolete): to open one's mouth in…
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释义 | the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > speak up (with courage) (2) to say B (or Bo!) to a battledore1570 Phrases. not to know a B from a battledore (archaic): to be utterly illiterate; to say B (or Bo!) to a battledore (obsolete): to open one's mouth in… to say bo to a goose (also occasionally battledore)1588 to say bo to a goose (also occasionally battledore) and variants: to speak; esp. to speak up for oneself; to take a stand. Chiefly in negative… |
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