jib Idiom, Proverb
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.
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cut of one's jib