árkon-bokron
Hungarian
FWOTD – 26 November 2018
Etymology
árkon (“over/through ditch”) + bokron (“over/through bush”), from árok (“ditch”) + -on (“over”) + bokor (“bush”) + -on (“over”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaːrkombokron]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ár‧kon-‧bok‧ron
Adverb
- (idiomatic) over hedge and ditch (followed by át or keresztül) (frantically, wildly, through everything and anything, not caring about dangers and obstacles, e.g. running)
- 1882, Mór Jókai, Szeretve mind a vérpadig:
- Ocskay László rémülten fordított hátat ellenfelének, s lovát sarkantyúba kapva, lélekvesztett kétségbeeséssel rohant árkon-bokron keresztül.
- László Ocskay turned away from his foe in horror, he spurred his horse and ran over hedge and ditch in breathless desperation.
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- (idiomatic) far away (followed by túl) (far away to a great distance, passing through all obstacles, e.g. fleeing)
- 1893, Mór Jókai, A két Trenk:
- Mire a fegyveres parasztok megérkeztek a tanyához, már akkor a menekülők árkon-bokron túl jártak.
- By the time the armed farmers arrived at the ranch, the fugitives were far away.
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