cut of (one's) jib Идиома
jibberish
nonsense, bafflegab, bunk Did he say disregardless? I wish he wouldn't talk jibberish!
jib at
refuse to accept;reject 拒绝接受;抵制
He didn't object to the idea of going;he only jibbed at having to go there alone.到那儿去他并不反对,他只是反对一个人去罢了。
The horse jibbed at that high fence.马在那个高篱笆前不肯跳过去。
cut of one's jib
cut of one's jib One's general appearance or personality, as in
I don't like the cut of Ben's jib. In the 17th century the shape of the jib sail often identified a vessel's nationality, and hence whether it was hostile or friendly. The term was being used figuratively by the early 1800s, often to express like or dislike for someone.
jib
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cut of one's jibcut of (one's) jib
A person's accepted appearance, manner, mien, style, demeanor, or personality. A advertence to the jib sails of a baiter (which denoted a ship's allegiance, and accordingly abeyant hostility), it is usually acclimated in the byword "like the cut of one's jib." I like the cut of your jib—you've got a audacity in business that's appealing attenuate these days. I'm not abiding why I don't get forth with Sarah. I aloof don't like the cut of her jib.Learn more: cut, jib, ofcut of one's jib
One's accepted actualization or personality, as in I don't like the cut of Ben's jib. In the 17th aeon the actualization of the jib captain generally articular a vessel's nationality, and appropriately whether it was adverse or friendly. The appellation was actuality acclimated figuratively by the aboriginal 1800s, generally to accurate like or animosity for someone. Learn more: cut, jib, ofthe cut of someone's jib
the actualization or attending of a person. This was originally a abyssal announcement appropriate by the bulge and appropriate anatomy of the jib (a triangular captain set advanced of the foremast) as the anecdotic appropriate of a ship.Learn more: cut, jib, of