catch a Tartar

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To discover someone is much stronger, much more dangerous, or much more violent than they appeared at first, especially after laying hands on them archaic,colloquial
    — Now thou hast got me for a Tartar, To make m 'gainst my will take quarter.
  2. To fail in attempt to rob someone who turns out to be a stronger robber. obsolete
  3. To discover someone who cannot be controlled or disposed of more generally. archaic,colloquial,figuratively
    — You must give up flirting, my boy, or if I mistake not, you'll find you've caught a Tartar.

词形变化

catches a Tartar present,singular,third-person catching a Tartar participle,present caught a Tartar participle,past caught a Tartar past
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