see stars
Aspekto
see stars (infinitivo to see stars, tria singulara persono sees stars, simpla pasinta saw stars, pasiva participo seen stars, aktiva participo seeing stars)
Samsonaĵoj:
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Signifoj |
- senti vivan kaj fortan doloron, havi stelojn antaù la okuloj (pro frapo), vidi mil stelojn
Samsencaĵoj |
- [1] idiomatic To experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.
Ekzemploj |
- 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, ch. 43:
- Of course they bumped their heads smartly together, saw stars, and both came up flushed and laughing, without the ball, to resume their seats, wishing they had not left them.
- 1995, Michael Crichton, "Arts & Media: Excerpt from Jurassic Park: The Lost World," Time, 25 Sept.:
- Malcolm hit his head and fell to the floor, seeing stars.
- 2009, William C. Rhoden, "A Hall of Fame Linebacker Turns 50," New York Times, 9 Feb. (retrieved 26 Sep 2010):
- During his 13-year career as a game-changing NFL linebacker, Lawrence Taylor hit opponents so hard he often made them see stars.
Referencoj kaj literaturo |
- OneLook, servo por aliri diversajn retajn vortarojn, prilaborata far "Datamuse", pri la servo, rete (ofte ĝisdatigita) "onelook.com" pri kapvorto "see stars"