| 单词 | weak-kneed |
| 例句 | “Who is it?” said Madam Hooch, who had sunk, weak-kneed, into a chair. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A queasiness came over me and I felt weak-kneed. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I could just picture him, all weak-kneed, propped up in the phone booth, rambling away. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Hours later, they would return, breathless and weak-kneed and trembling, not understanding where they’d been, but knowing they’d been somewhere too impossible to exist. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In the corridor a few weak-kneed, pasty-faced students were making their way to and from the bathrooms, and a group of silent Helpers worked double-duty to keep the floors mopped. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Poppy helped the weak-kneed lady into the car, then turned to Liyana as it disappeared. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The Prime Minister sank, weak-kneed, into the nearest chair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But agonize is apparently what the Facebook Oversight Board did, according to the weak-kneed decision the company’s quasi-independent watchdog announced Wednesday morning, after weeks spent mulling whether Trump’s punishment was appropriate. Perspective | Facebook’s oversight board whiffed. Trump deserves a permanent exile. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Isolated whoops of the weak-kneed kind usually reserved for rock stars greeted his announcement of an encore. Maxim Vengerov Performs With the Philharmonic 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The East is a neat and provocative thriller, but its social message is hobbled by a high regard for youthful angst; Freud would be weak-kneed at the number of parental issues present here. The East star Brit Marling is a Hollywood connundrum 2013-06-28T13:00:00Z White sings of three different women to open "red, blonde and brunet," celebrating and pondering single life minus any weak-kneed apologies. Jack White's 'Lazaretto' taps Nashville for songs' wellspring 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z There’s a literal falling-in-love bit that involves repeated, uncontrollable, weak-kneed crashes to the floor. Theater Review: ‘Almost, Maine’ Is a World of Vignettes 2014-02-05T21:15:58Z He presented Trump's "America First" movement as the counter to the left's cultural hegemony; as "forgotten men and women" pitted against Marxists and a weak-kneed Republican establishment. Meet Russ Vought: Mild-mannered mastermind of the GOP's debt-ceiling power play 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z To many intellectuals and terrorists, there was no room for weak-kneed reformism; it was revolution or nothing. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Pinkston, too, is not convinced that U.S. support for South Korea – two nations linked by a mutual defense treaty signed in 1953, the year the Korean War rumbled to an uneasy halt — is weak-kneed. North Korea rehearses ‘nuclear counterattack’ scenario with latest missile test 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z "I think I was weak-kneed and tongue tied, but I managed to squeak out 'Your Majesty, it's a great honour to meet you.' I will take those memories to my grave," he said. What now for America's fascination with the royals? 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z They also elevated Abraham Hamadeh, who called his opponents and other Republicans “weak-kneed” for supporting certification of the 2020 election, as their nominee for attorney general. In 4 Swing States, G.O.P. Election Deniers Could Oversee Voting 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Six days after Biden took office, Vought published a battle plan for conservatives in exile: Trump's "America First" movement was the counter to the left's cultural hegemony in a war against Marxists and weak-kneed Republicans. Meet Russ Vought: Mild-mannered mastermind of the GOP's debt-ceiling power play 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z He’s a bundle of contradictions, assertive in his Marxist views — with a little Nietzsche on the side, they pair together here — but still weak-kneed years after a divorce from his striver wife. Review | In ‘The Great Man Theory’ a middle-aged man can’t shift out of neutral 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z "I would not be placing my bets on Chancellor McCormick suddenly becoming weak-kneed," he said. Judge in Twitter v. Musk made rare ruling: ordering a deal to close 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Biden's weak-kneed response on abortion really underscores where so much of the base disappointment is coming from. Biden's bewildering response to Roe explains why he's so unpopular 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Many fear the bloc is getting weak-kneed when it comes to climate goals. Amid energy crisis, E.U. says gas, nuclear can sometimes be ‘green’ 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z But loose talk and weak-kneed signals may be as damaging as delayed aid. Op-Ed: The West has no business pushing Ukraine to compromise with Putin 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z “Don’t send us milquetoast moderates. Don’t send us weak-kneed Republicans, send us a real conservative!” How a Trump endorsement flip-flop roiled the Senate race in Alabama 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z He still seems to believe then-Vice President Mike Pence was a weak-kneed traitor for refusing to overturn the constitutional order. Opinion | History will accept only one Jan. 6 narrative. This committee has it. 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Barnum-style marketing hype and the weak-kneed safety regulators who seem not to care. Company insiders rip Tesla’s stance on safety in hard-hitting Elon Musk doc 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The aroma alone will render you weak-kneed, but you’re not done just yet. Chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemon is a meal to savor 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Germany hasn’t just been weak-kneed in its response to Vladimir Putin; it and other European nations have stood by and even continued to provide economic aid to Hungary while Viktor Orban dismantles democracy. GOP, party of plutocrats 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Biden's leadership has been steady and stalwart but the "Democrats are a bunch of weak-kneed wimps" is a powerful meme in American politics. Biden must prepare: Republicans' plan to exploit Ukraine for political gain — again 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z But, he said, the plan faced resistance from “lily-livered, weak-kneed” officials in the White House Counsel’s Office. The Roger Stone tapes The administration’s weak-kneed wavering on fulfilling the president’s promise is unacceptable. Opinion | Biden promised to end the disgrace of private migrant prisons. He still hasn’t. 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “He is hoping the White House will be weak-kneed, or Brussels, or Germany or Ukraine.” Putin’s geopolitical game of chicken 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Rather, people talked about the grit and resilience of their grandparents and great-grandparents, who stayed on while weak-kneed cowards fled to California. Road to nowhere: Oklahoma's Donald J. Trump Highway runs through the Dust Bowl 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z All of this may help explain the weak-kneed result, but it does not justify it. Column: Biden's DOJ just went AWOL on an issue crucial to core American values 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z "I told Alex Jones the stone-cold truth about the president's weak-kneed lawyers," Stone later wrote on Telegram. Roger Stone urges Trump to dump "weak-kneed" lawyers in the face of likely indictment 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Cue the bleating anger from some fans, the weak-kneed squeamishness from some retrograde corners of the league. Cheers for Carl Nassib Show a Changing Football Culture 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z “We bid a farewell to the weak-kneed, the spineless and the cowards that are posing in D.C. pretending that they’re working for the people,” she said. At conservative conference, Trump is still the golden boy 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z She vowed to keep me out of the hospital and prescribed a potent antibiotic that left me weak-kneed and dizzy. My ‘Long Covid’ Nightmare: Still Sick After 6 Months 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z But a weak-kneed board couldn’t bring itself to do what’s practical and save money. Editorial Roundup: Tennessee 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z "People who are concerned and nervous aren't the weak-kneed bureaucrats that we loathe," the official added. Nothing to see here: Why media keeps downplaying Trump's coup attempt 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z During a testy Republican primary, he fended off attacks about his business and political ties to Romney, who voted to convict Trump during his impeachment trial, by calling the Utah senator a “weak-kneed” Republican. Hagerty, longtime GOP hand, looks to Trump in Senate bid 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Swoosh, swish, swat, the Lakers whisked their way to a 116-98 victory over the wide-eyed and weak-kneed Miami Heat on Wednesday in an NBA Finals Game 1 victory that felt like a clincher. Column: Lakers make a Finals statement; this might be over already 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Some placed the main responsibility on hippies, weak-kneed liberals and pointy-headed intellectuals. Opinion | Trump’s Nixonian White-grievance strategy doesn’t have to define the GOP 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z When Mr. Gardner threatened to block a Memorial Day recess to keep the Senate in session to take up pandemic legislation, he was hammered as weak-kneed when he relented. Senate Moves Toward Preserving Public Lands, and Political Careers 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z “It’s time we fire him once and for all! Help me send him a message today that we do not want a weak-kneed swamp rat representing Alabama,” Tuberville tweeted about Sessions. Sessions defends recusal in letter to Alabama voters 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z “People are tired of weak-kneed Republicans,” she said. Trump supporter and state Sen. Amanda Chase announces bid for Virginia governor 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z “People are tired of weak-kneed Republicans that get in there and moderate to the middle,” she said. Virginia Republican announces gubernatorial run 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z “People are tired of weak-kneed Republicans that get in there and moderate to the middle,” she said. Virginia Republican running for governor to defend gun rights: ‘I can’t take it anymore’ 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z An iconoclastic believer in a forceful approach to the world, he disdains what he views as weak-kneed conventional diplomacy, international organizations that intrude on American sovereignty and free-rider allies. For John Bolton, an ‘Upside-Down World’ After Trump Revelation 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z “No one should feel any need to get weak-kneed at this time,” he said. Hearings sour independents on impeachment: ‘They look at this as political’ 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z ON THE same day last week that the federal government announced its weak-kneed decision not to charge two U.S. Opinion | The decision to drop charges in the Bijan Ghaisar case cannot be the last word 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “He’s very tough with the media, with his letters. But when it comes face to face, he’s weak-kneed.” ‘All roads lead to Putin:’ Pelosi questions Trump’s loyalty in White House clash 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z I am deeply angry and bitterly disappointed over the weak-kneed betrayal of the men and women at Ferguson by the Scottish Executive. Tributes to former MSP Trish Godman 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z But he said he will not be one who goes “weak-kneed.” ‘They want our state’: Virginia Republicans and NRA say gun control is just the start of upheaval 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Haunted by his vote upholding the Affordable Care Act — a vote they view as unprincipled — they insist that only a weak-willed, weak-kneed judge would ever deviate from right-wing orthodoxy to preserve the court’s legitimacy. Opinion | We ought to be concerned about preserving the political order of the Supreme Court 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z As did Robert S. Mueller III and Jeff Sessions, and Central American refugees, and weak-kneed generals, and socialist Democrats, and university administrators, and those horrible people who miscount inaugural crowds. Opinion | Trump boldly asserts that he has learned nothing these past two years 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Clear your bench of the weak-kneed and timid talkers. Opinion | The most interesting outcomes from the midterm elections 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “And I will force other weak-kneed elected officials to buck up, do the right thing, and ignore the absurd shenanigans of the extreme left.” Kavanaugh uproar in Senate fuels GOP races for governor and House 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z “Maybe unconsciously, institutional investors get weak-kneed and don’t back them up and boards of directors collapse like lawn furniture.” Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo C.E.O. Who Pushed for Healthier Products, to Step Down 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z He has denounced federal support for aging and disabled refugees, and called legislators “weak-kneed” over their failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement. Once a Trump Antagonist, Rand Paul Emerges as His Russia Wingman 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z “But you can’t be the one to fire him, because we’ve got some weak-kneed Republicans out there who will come after you for firing the guy who needed firing.” Republican lawmakers will review classified information on FBI source Thursday, White House says 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z When he bypassed the World Trade Organization last week to slap tariffs on some $60 billion in Chinese imports, Mr. Trump reinforced his scorn for multilateralism as the province of weak-kneed sentimentalists. The Post-World War II Order Is Under Assault From the Powers That Built It 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Bolton clashed regularly with Ms. Rice and, after leaving office, broke with Mr. Bush over what he saw as weak-kneed policies on North Korea and Iran. John Bolton, an Undiplomatic Voice for American Might 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z The people who attacked Skripal may calculate the response now will be similarly weak-kneed. If the case against Russia is proved, charge Putin with the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal| Simon Tisdall 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z As legislation stalled this week, Senate Democrats held an emotional hearing with survivors and family members of those killed in the February shooting, who implored “weak-kneed” politicians to act. Paralysis in Congress as Republicans and Democrats dither over gun control 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “Today’s cave by Senate Democrats - led by weak-kneed, right-of-center Democrats - is why people don’t believe the Democratic Party stands for anything,” said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Democrats’ Schumer draws criticism with deal to end shutdown 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z A flood of social media fury was directed at Schumer for a “cave” by “weak-kneed, right-of-center Democrats,” as the Progressive Change Campaign Committee framed the Democrats’ move. Why the Democrats lost their nerve in the shutdown battle 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z “Today’s cave by Senate Democrats — led by weak-kneed, right-of-center Democrats — is why people don’t believe the Democratic Party stands for anything,” said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Schumer’s ‘cave’? Shutdown deal puts spotlight on Dem leader 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z “I won’t be weak-kneed or just focus on dialogue, as we did in the past,” Mr. Moon told leaders of the Korean Senior Citizens Association. North and South Korea Agree to Border Talks Next Week 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Consequently, however, the administration was taken advantage of due to its weak-kneed diplomacy. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z That doesn’t happen every day on college campuses, where weak-kneed administrators are scared of their own shadows and too often inclined to submit to hecklers’ vetoes. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Sharapova can turn journalists into weak-kneed puppy dogs with her cool charm. Maria Sharapova’s return in Stuttgart will bring tennis to a standstill | Kevin Mitchell 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z The new conservative ad campaign is aimed at combating that message, saying Republicans won the argument at the ballot box, so there is no reason to get weak-kneed now. Anti-Obamacare ads aim to boost Republicans 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z “I couldn’t believe a week or so ago that I heard there were people getting weak-kneed on the repeal,” she told her colleagues. Of buckets, bridges and backpacks: GOP grapples with health-care lexicon 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z We didn’t send you down here to be weak-kneed.’ In rain and cold, marchers led by Sharpton call for unity in weathering Trump 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z The vetting process is not, as some of Trump’s neophyte advisers might suspect, just a ritual performed for weak-kneed “goo-goos,” the good-government types in comfortable shoes. Senate Republicans Gut the Confirmation Process 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z When they want to criticize opponents for being weak-kneed, Republicans often recall Neville Chamberlain and his policy of appeasing Adolf Hitler. The GOP is history. What about the country? 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z In the past, when it was in the opposition, Modi's party loudly criticized responses to terror attacks by the then-ruling Congress party, calling its leaders weak-kneed and timid. Pressure builds on India gov't to retaliate against Pakistan 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Then Fiscelli demonstrated why artificial time limits are a poor, weak-kneed tool to deal with it. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z He has nothing to offer the citizenry of our nation but weak-kneed assaults on his probable opponents gender. Donald Trump’s Gender-Based Attacks on Hillary Clinton Have Calculated Risk 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Some of Fields’ colleagues immediately casted doubt upon her allegations and the site initially issued a weak-kneed call for the Trump campaign to apologize — to no avail. Breitbart falls apart: Michelle Fields and Ben Shapiro quit as the conservative site taunts its former employees in defense of Donald Trump 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z When the incident was first brought to Brietbart’s attention late Tuesday evening, the outlet’s longstanding ties to the Trump campaign were evidently still firmly maintained, as evidenced by its weak-kneed response. A conservative love affair ends: Breitbart forced to get tough with Trump after campaign manager assaults female reporter 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Fetty is a drug dealer weak-kneed for the girl who can match his hustle. 25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z He made a sold-out audience of government watchdog supporters “weak-kneed,” as one spectator posted on Twitter. Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney, Making a Rare Visit to Albany, Receives a Glowing Reception 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z He has nothing to offer the citizenry of our nation but weak-kneed assaults... Donald Trump’s Gender-Based Attacks on Hillary Clinton Have Calculated Risk 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z "If we are compelled to live in this county with Romanists, as our weak-kneed Protestant critics say we are, the Romanists will have to be taught their place in society." A century ago, a popular Missouri newspaper demonized a religious minority: Catholics 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Even as he promises bold action, Ryan is a firsthand witness to the weak-kneed tendencies of his colleagues. Analysis: Talking the talk, but not walking the walk: Lawmakers shy from recent budget cuts 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z He’s been weak-kneed in the face of the gun lobby, even as urban areas such as Chicago are ravaged by gun violence. Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Later, in Congress, he would join the Democratic caucus, attaching himself to the party’s seniority system, after decades of railing against the Democratic Party’s politics as weak-kneed. How the National Rifle Association helped get Bernie Sanders elected 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z The harvest was a modern system that accommodates high-speed trains and leaves American visitors weak-kneed with envy. Despite Amtrak crash, infrastructure spending remains low priority 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z He must have detected in my eyes a look he’s seen a million times: a confused flicker of recognition followed by a frisson of weak-kneed celebrity worship. The saddest little tree in downtown Washington bears a surprise 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Thankfully, the Hall has reduced the length of time you can stay on the ballot from 15 years to 10, sparing us another five years of righteous indignation from weak-kneed voters. Hall of Fame voters got it right by electing Randy Johns, Pedro Martinez and others 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z That’s precisely the sort of weak-kneed response that Mr. Putin is hoping for. Making Mr. Putin feel the heat of sanctions More likely we see weak-kneed politicians pandering to the least-informed and loudest voices they hear, then echoing back even louder with even less logic. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z But Washington’s law was such a weak-kneed thing in the first place that lawmakers ought to see the ruling as a signal for further reform. Editorial: State Court of Appeals Workers’ compensation ruling a signal for further reform 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z "A movement vast enough to scare or hearten the weak-kneed." Is the Keystone XL pipeline fight the Stonewall of climate change? 2013-04-08T12:21:02Z In its place, we may only bring our most predictable commodity: the insatiable gaze of the West’s powerfully curious but forever weak-kneed. Why People Set Themselves on Fire 2012-12-12T09:45:00Z Contrast today’s weak-kneed employers with a hero from another era, Thomas J. Watson. Job Killers: A Rogues' Gallery 2012-10-22T16:13:34Z Nuclear critics called the government indecisive and weak-kneed. Japan Backs Off of Goal to Phase Out Nuclear Power by 2040 2012-09-19T12:23:06Z Mr. Barofsky’s assessment of his former regulatory brethren is crucial for taxpayers to understand, because Congress’s financial reform act — the Dodd-Frank legislation — left so much of the heavy lifting to the weak-kneed. Fair Game: Neil Barofsky’s Journey Into a Bailout Buzz Saw — Fair Game 2012-07-21T19:12:02Z With the weak-kneed acquiescence of our politicians, the National Rifle Association has turned the Second Amendment of the Constitution into a cruel and deadly hoax. The NRA has America living under the gun 2012-07-20T22:48:00Z I guessed from what Bannister had told me, that the Peruvians were a weak-kneed, cowardly lot, and thought it would not be difficult to frighten them into telling us all they knew. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z The prime directive at today's weak-kneed asset-management companies is to ensure that their portfolios never deviate much from average results. Keynes: One Mean Money Manager 2012-03-31T02:43:41Z "And serve you right for a weak-kneed member!" his wife answered in a voice that made us quake. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The country is full of weak-kneed cringers, who read the Declaration of Independence once a year, but would rather be slaves than go hungry. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Oh! if by some cunning device it were possible to circumvent that odious woman--alone to carry off the prize, leaving her and her weak-kneed admirer to gnash their teeth in vain. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z "He's giving us away," said one of the weak-kneed in an indignant whisper to Andrew Fallon. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z If you were to treat all men with the utmost courtesy and consideration, you would find that not a few would regard you as a weak-kneed slob. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z In Germany, in the course of the nineteenth century, until 1870, the Church suffered from a weak-kneed policy of many on whom she thought she could rely. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Now, don't get the notion in your heads that because I've selected you for playing the rôle of martyr it was because I thought you'd prove weak-kneed, or in any way show up poorly. The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost 2011-12-15T03:00:13.703Z It is only now in 1900 that something is proposed to be done to remedy this evil, and knowing my countrymen, I quite expect some weak-kneed compromise will be arrived at. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z “It’s injecting energy and life into progressive ideas and values, and it’s showing some weak-kneed Democrats they should be more aggressive on those issues,” Steve Rosenthal, a Democratic strategist and longtime labor leader, said. Democrats see political minefield in Occupy Wall Street protests 2011-11-17T08:17:43Z “There are p. 411plenty of Miss Rucks, and she has a terrible significance—though largely as the product of her weak-kneed sire and his ‘absorption in business.’ Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z A weak-kneed race, they are still as cowardly as then. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Miss Sallie led the way to the dining room and they formed rather a weak-kneed procession, for they were beginning to experience that all-gone feeling that comes after a fright. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z If some weak-kneed marshals and sheriffs would do their duty, there would be less bootleggers. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z The thought of it made her weak-kneed and sick, yet she tried to do the usual things in the usual way. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Susan, so Uncle reflected, would deal out strong doses of commonsense, which her brother, after due absorption, could in his turn distribute generously amongst the weak-kneed. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Henry Lee was a good boss, but the average Texas cow-puncher is not weak-kneed enough to court the favor of any man. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z In many places the weak-kneed men were applying for work and circulating false stories to induce others to do the same. The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike 2011-05-02T02:00:15.510Z To remind members of their promise to weed out weak-kneed compromisers, Tea Party activists — many of whom are nonplussed about the prospect of a shutdown — plan to rally outside the Capitol on Thursday. With a Shutdown Looming, Budget Bickering Intensifies 2011-03-28T09:45:00Z Taken together, "Red Dawn" argues that politicians are all weak-kneed, corrupt, and traitorous. How the '80s programmed us for war 2011-03-15T11:45:00Z The little weak-kneed urchin that the captain would ignore Until he found by counting, that he needed one man more. Right off the Bat Baseball Ballads 2011-02-13T03:00:19.390Z He's been one of the bums--a traitor, implicated, comprimised, weak-kneed, white-bread, lacking in a stiff partisan spine. Huntsman and the 2010 Theory of Moderation 2011-02-01T09:00:00Z My God, Mr. Fallaray, do you wonder that my blood boils when I hear of your weak-kneed treatment of these dirty dogs?” The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Considering that I have shown myself more or less weak-kneed every time I’ve got in a tight place, your remark about some one who would stick by you in a pinch savors of irony. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Then, dropping down weak-kneed upon the last step, she sat staring out into the dingy patch of snow that flared now and then through the swinging doorway. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z On one side is the , which is spending billions to prop up Europe’s weak-kneed bond markets and safeguard the common currency. A Cat and Mouse Game Over the Euro 2010-12-08T02:10:00Z I think it's possible to be simultaneously disappointed at the weak-kneed symbolism of this quasi-pseudo appointment, and yet be pleased by the reality. The Elizabeth Warren Rorschach test 2010-09-16T17:17:00Z By then he might be considered as important to Capello's cause as the similarly weak-kneed defensive genius Paul McGrath once was to the Republic of Ireland's. Louise Taylor: Should Capello gamble on King? 2010-04-25T17:35:00Z While you are in the first blush of a romance — feeling flushed, weak-kneed and infatuated — the last thing you want to think about is breaking up. Career Couch: Office Romance: How to Make It Work 2010-04-10T19:11:00Z But how many butcher groupies are really out there going weak-kneed at the sight of some tattooed he-man at work on a lamb carcass? Home-Butchered Meat: Classes Take Off in New Food Trend 2010-03-23T10:45:00Z The vast majority remains weak-kneed, still content with bringing home fat paychecks for finishing 15th while banking sponsors’ dough. Ventre: Good or bad, this will be Tiger?s ?Greatest? finish 2010-03-16T15:35:00Z This is 35 perilous and unscholarly work; systematic theology has nothing to do with escorting through a Minnesota lumber-town a weak-kneed boy who wants to take his money home to his mother in Michigan. Higgins A Man's Christian “Yes, of course; beg pardon, I’m shaw,” said the baronet hastily, and he crossed the room with her ladyship in a weak-kneed fashion, and apparently suffering from tight boots. Lady Maude's Mania "I do feel shaky and weak-kneed and I might have folded up like a pocket-rule if you hadn't cautioned me." The Cottage of Delight A Novel "He's so weak-kneed I don't know what he'll do," answered Striker. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy The negociations were characterized by the same shuffling and equivocation on the part of the Chinese, and the same weak-kneed policy of forbearance and conciliation on the part of the British. The Unveiling of Lhasa There are autocrats and stubborn ones and good fellows and weak-kneed ones, almost as many kinds as there are human beings. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside So he is, a contemptible, weak-kneed, supercilious beggar. Lady Maude's Mania "Keep thy blood cool, mevrouw," he said with the best of humour, "thy looks have already made a weak-kneed coward of me." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel "I don't know about this mutiny," went on the weak-kneed sailor, nervously. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy Put me in a parlor, and I get weak-kneed as a cat—bashful as a banshee! Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole I descended the sloping hill with my lounging, weak-kneed gait, at which the creatures who called me master had so often looked contemptuously askance. Bye-Ways And the young man proves to be weak-kneed; he cannot stand the scoffs and the sneers and the jeers of his companions; and so he becomes untrue to his principles, and gives them up. Moody's Stories Incidents and Illustrations You see then that I do not reject men of criminal antecedents; for pride in our own virtue is very weak-kneed. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Little pity would they have for the imperfect, weak-kneed brother, who, in the pulpit or out of it, could presume to doubt what they had learnt at their mothers’ knees. The Cruise of the Elena or Yachting in the Hebrides "Some weak-kneed sentinel was frightened at his own shadow," the commodore said, speaking quietly to his men. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington I was ready to encounter the wicked spirits; I would have met them armed with all the terrors of Mother Church, but the courage of my weak-kneed sacristan failed. Black Diamonds In the darkness, and now when we were about to make this venture which I knew to be in the highest degree dangerous, I was growing weak-kneed. The Minute Boys of York Town Honest, Burt, I was so weak-kneed I could hardly walk over here! The Blind Lion of the Congo And others, he reflected cynically, had come down in the world to be weak-kneed bummers and drink-cadgers. Command "That is as it should be, sir," I replied, forgetting that I had ever been weak-kneed or lukewarm in the cause. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The victory over their weak-kneed theory is a barren one, for is it not notorious that people’s practice may be better than their theory? McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 Shame upon his weak-kneed disposition, not to be able to recover from this illusion of beauty. The "Genius" These witnesses were followed by Raymond E. Brown, owner of an Everett shoe store, a weak-kneed witness who had been sworn in as a deputy by W. W. Blain, secretary of the Commercial Club. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry "I pray God," he continued, "that he turn out no weak-kneed stumbler." Trusia A Princess of Krovitch There in the little moonlit glen they met and exchanged glances—the sturdy, calm-faced boy, and the weak-kneed, trembling man. Cudjo's Cave That I am not going to be waited upon by helpless, weak-kneed old fellows like you is quite certain; but for all that I shall turn none away. Weird Tales. Vol. I The weak-kneed Swede was about to eagerly clutch this element of strength, but he suddenly jerked his hand away and cast a look of horror upon Scully. The Monster and Other Stories And weak-kneed Republicans, after having fought such a glorious battle, surrendered; they could not stand the taunt. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years The weak-kneed general, who afterwards sold himself to the British, went back and told Governor Rutledge that the only thing to do was to abandon the fort. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools A weak-kneed mollycoddle who passes into a state of coma at the crucial moment. Seven Keys to Baldpate There had been a great deal of planting going on, but this only added to the straggling lines of weak-kneed, uncomfortable younglings, who fluttered their handful of leaves, and shivered in every wind that blew. A Country Gentleman and his Family We see now the folly of the vaticinations against the endurance of our liberty which were uttered by many foreign wiseacres and some weak-kneed natives. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 “Bah! only another priest less––and a weak-kneed one at that,” said Don Jorge with contempt; “and we have too many of them now, Lord knows!” Carmen Ariza Yes, Bismarck knows our weak-kneed, white-livered bourgeois too well to be taken in by it. Dreamers of the Ghetto If Lord Emly or some other Irish Roman Catholic nobleman had come forward earlier, it might have induced weak-kneed members of the party to do likewise. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule I’m pretty weak-kneed when it comes to dropping a man in cold blood.” The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana But the effect of this was disastrous, for the man crumbled in his hands, sinking weak-kneed to the floor where he began to beg for mercy. The Web of the Golden Spider He would have liked to be present during the interview between the Alcalde and this cunning religio-political agent, for he knew that the weak-kneed Don Mario would be putty in his oily hands. Carmen Ariza He wondered much why this man, formerly of such buoyant and determined nature, should suddenly collapse, in this weak-kneed fashion, lose all confidence in himself, and seem to care so little what happened to him. With Hoops of Steel Wait till this excitement culminates in a fight, and then you will see a big change of opinion among these weak-kneed chaps. True To His Colors Most weak-kneed fellers gamble a pile on petticoats. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana I've been a weak-kneed, horrid thing, and I'm ashamed to the middle of my bones. The Ranch at the Wolverine "Well, you are a lot of weak-kneed ... conductivities," said Fenwick, feeling for the word. Somehow Good These qualities are not synonyms of or in any way related to sentimentality or any weak-kneed ethics. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit The strong-minded and the weak-kneed have all resorted thither. The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election And so he had gradually become that "traitor to his country, a weak-kneed Peace by Negotiation man." Tatterdemalion "The Destroyers" were responsible for our weak-kneed concessions to Berlin some years earlier, in the matter of wireless telegraphy. The Message They belong to the weak-kneed brethren, and they followed Imâm Bakar because they feared him and To’ Râja. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula A box would have been better, of course, but there had been some difficulty, and Slumper, being a weak-kneed fool, had been bluffed into taking the stalls. Anthony Lyveden A weak-kneed devil who might at least have stuck to it for another month! Bones in London When the catastrophe occurred, five or ten of the weak-kneed had rushed from the building, and even as these guilty ones stood there, there was a clatter of arms outside. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. From Bud's description of Delton he's sort of a weak-kneed type. The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River or Diamond X and the Chinese Smugglers Feeling curiously weak-kneed, I got carefully upon the step of a passing coach. Jonah and Co. That’s a good principle to get back of—for a weak-kneed friendship. The Trail to Yesterday If he is weak-kneed in a crisis, his followers will be weak-kneed. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure He made a weak-kneed progress from the door to a chair near the screened fireplace. No Clue A Mystery Story She was in the street once more, feeling weak-kneed and light-headed. The Bill-Toppers We can forgive faults that arise from excess of zeal," he replied, "and we must have patience with the weak-kneed; a time will come when we shall be able to visit their sins upon them. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea He was so glad to feel it there that he was faint and weak-kneed. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays They are model wives and mothers, and they have made no weak-kneed concessions to these degenerate times. Black Oxen Surely not this Seth Appleby but a twin of his, a weak-kneed inferior twin, had loafed in Tompkins Square and wavered through the New York slums, longing for something to do. The Innocents A Story for Lovers We don’t want weak-kneed Christians cast out of the church, we want them improved. Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet His whole body fairly shouted it: "Well, what are you going to do about it, you weak-kneed, blear-eyed scum of the earth!" The Root of Evil To take up the life and past of a rogue is bad, to take up the life and past of a weak-kneed and shifty man is almost worse. The Man Who Lost Himself The great opposition to our people and Church caused the two pillars, Marsh and Hyde, to become weak-kneed and turn over to the enemy. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite Time occupied in preparation for battle, or in manoeuvring for the "weather gauge," is seldom wasted; but it involves the risk of a weak-kneed executive yielding to popular clamour. Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 Another class of patients is formed of those weak-kneed animals which are subject to falling and bruising the front of the joint against the ground, the results not being always of the same character. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse It's no good for us to be laying plans if you are going to be weak-kneed at the end and balk at carrying them out. Ted and the Telephone The news cast a gloom over the city, and many weak-kneed Patriots lost their heads entirely. At the Point of the Sword He was a shambling, flat-footed, weak-kneed, round-shouldered youth, and the Fourth asked with amazement how on earth the doctors had been induced to pass him. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography "My brethren, be strong in the Lord," A weak and cowardly soldier is a pitiful object, but a weak-kneed, cowardly Christian is still more so. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles It was no time for weak-kneed, sentimental policies. The Scarlet Plague “Tom, you know how to brace a weak-kneed fellow up all right.” The Boy Scouts of Lenox Two of them lifted from the floor the man whom Morgan had fought, and supported him in a weak-kneed advance upon the bar. Trail's End "He is not a weak-kneed fellow," I interrupted, "and can sit a horse as well as any man in the county." Dross In fact, I had so long, as a parson, sat over weak-kneed congregations that I felt quite at home sitting on a weak-kneed horse. The Great War As I Saw It But, happily, this gift nowadays often is a mere friendly compliment, like the gift of fougasso; for the times are past when weak-kneed and spasmodic charity dealt with real poverty in Provence. The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals Six fearful hours later I found myself, weak-kneed and trembling, on the old home station platform. The Fifth Wheel A Novel But vom Stein was dismissed from the service of his weak-kneed sovereign on the ground that he was an enemy of France, and was obliged to take refuge in Russia. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View But Eleanor was conscious of no anger against her weak-kneed confederate who was leaving her so badly in the lurch. The Rebellion of Margaret "And I was a gaping, weak-kneed idiot not to sell for what I could get!" he told his sister. The Swindler and Other Stories She is not half as mean as I am, George, and she isn't one-tenth as weak-kneed as you. From the Housetops Ah, 'tis the age, not the man," lamented grandfather, "'tis an age of small larnin' an' weak-kneed an' mealy mouthed into the bargain. The Miller Of Old Church The progress of the weak-kneed steamer against wind and current was very slow and uncertain, and we never knew when we should reach any given point. Russian Rambles I suppose he cannot venture to preach the resurrection of the body to this weak-kneed generation; he is too modern and plausible for that. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion I am only concerned with what you are, and whatever that may be, you are not a weak-kneed fool. The Swindler and Other Stories Forty minutes afterward we arrived at the bottom in the condition of the weak-kneed and trembling saints whom the hymn-book denounces. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 5 He was just beginning a few steps of a noiseless high-kicking dance when there was a tap at the door, and he collapsed into an attitude of weak-kneed humility. None Other Gods Stepping weak-kneed out onto the ledge, he felt his heart pounding, and as he approached the Mantis' awesome form, felt both hope and despair arise with equal strength inside him. The Mantooth You're men here—or supposed to be—not a pack of weak-kneed women!... The Riddle of the Frozen Flame Jack, weak-kneed, stepped away from the stanchion, though he was still handcuffed. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat Of course circumstance, the force of example, and a timidity in the face of the growing irritation, have at length broken down this weak-kneed attitude, but people have not yet finished discussing it. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation Down from the tips and up from the bob-pit they came, singly and in sets, undemonstrative matrons with weak-kneed twins at their heels, skittish kids and bearded veterans, and joined the anxious, eager, hungry mob. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy Symptoms: Chicks walk in a wobbly, weak-kneed fashion, often resting or hobbling along on the joints. Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry As I stood at the gate this afternoon taking my first breath of air, I watched the weak-kneed, lantern-jawed soldiers going round from house to house begging in vain for anything to eat. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege She smiled grimly to watch Mrs. Macanany and viragoes like her pouring oil on the flames and drumming the weak-kneed up and screaming against "blacklegging" as a thing accurst. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel He was a weak-kneed chap, and I had previously spoken to him about getting caught and imprisoned, and I said I would befriend anybody who would befriend me. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective Many of the members would have left out the last words which were intended to ease the scruples of the more weak-kneed brethren. India, Old and New From being a weak-kneed and rather apologetic defender of the "common people," The Patriot had become, logically, under Banneker's vigorous and outspoken policy, a proponent of the side of labor against capital. Success A Novel I saw a pale-faced, sandy-haired little creature with a shuffling, weak-kneed gait, who looked as if a touch from a moderately vigorous arm would have swept him altogether out of existence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 24, 1892 That several who were rather weak-kneed and faint-hearted were greatly invigorated by Harriet's blunt and positive manner and threat of extreme measures, there could be no doubt. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. His father was a rich man, but had some ideas which were rather rough on his weak-kneed son. Acton's Feud A Public School Story But the weak-kneed plenipotentiaries in Paris were minded to fight, if at all, with weapons taken from a different arsenal. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference He strode off across the bright green turf toward the source of all this enchantment, leaving poor Mr. Hobbs braced against the wall, weak-kneed and helpless. Truxton King A Story of Graustark I'd been in London a week before I wrote you—just drifting round—too weak-kneed to take the first step. The Dark House I might do many things," he observed, "which, not being a weak-kneed fool, I don't. Greatheart There came at last--it is a long service, such as we poor weak-kneed Anglicans could not endure--the end. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 What do you sit there looking so benevolent and sympathetic for, beguiling a fellow into making a weak-kneed fool of himself? The Second Violin Wagner had written this thing in order to confound his enemies and bring the weak-kneed to his side, or maybe, it was merely written to make himself clear to himself. Evelyn Innes The "weak-kneed" contingency must be strengthened and fortified, and a couple of hundred votes in one way or another secured from the opposition. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work Canada has never seen a lynching; we have had no Indian war; with but one weak-kneed exception there has been no attempt to hold up a train within our Western borders. The New North Then rest, weak-kneed one, and be sure afterwards to come on. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion The fellows who are going to stick would simply feel that one weak-kneed chap had dropped by the wayside. Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps She held, in fact, the reins of power and was now more potent than the weak-kneed King himself. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe A weak-kneed, chicken-livered, white-bellied old bullfrog that squeaks and jumps, plunk! into the puddle when a footstep falls in the grass! The Maid-At-Arms He soon turned the tide, strengthened the weak-kneed Republicans and abolitionists, and secured a large Democratic vote. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 I am not describing the soft, sapient, pretty man who lisps, nor the weak-kneed young gentleman with pink cheeks who sings tenor. From a Girl's Point of View None of this late weak-kneed compromise for him! The Purchase Price And we may be sure Napoleon heaved a sigh of relief when his madcap sister was safely tied to her weak-kneed General. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe So that when the real prayer meeting is in progress, there will be no blundering through new tunes or weak-kneed renditions of them. Russell H. Conwell Beauty Smith was known far and wide as the weakest of weak-kneed and snivelling cowards. White Fang Every one seemed conspiring to make it easy for him, and he swore at himself for a weak-kneed cad. Blix Winks was the master of the upper third, a weak-kneed man with drooping eye-lids, He was too tall for his strength, and his movements were slow and languid. Of Human Bondage "I do hope the boy isn't weak-kneed," she said. A Girl of the Limberlost Several weak-kneed brothers are always ready to vote the way the leaders do. The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat or, the Secret of Cedar Island Then Lilly wound her weak-kneed way down the flight after him, softly, to save the creak, her luggage held out before her. Star-Dust The sheep were to be washed and sheared, too, and the awkward, weak-kneed calves to be fed. In the Valley He stared, and answered, "Oh!" and went without other words, carrying his lamp with him and moving with a weak-kneed shuffle, like a very old man. Questionable Shapes He was about two years older than I, and, though weak-kneed, was physically the stronger. Botchan (Master Darling) People don't want to see lynching introduced, and a weak-kneed governor is Judge Lynch's friend. Revenge! You'll get so then that when you see an operation like this you won't see just some broken-down, diseased tissue that makes you feel weak-kneed, but you'll see something to get in and fight. The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love Horses that are weak-kneed because of poor conformation, or knee-sprung, are inclined to stumble. Common Diseases of Farm Animals His clothes hung gauntly upon him, and he had a weak-kneed stoop. Questionable Shapes You know how many weak-kneed fellows there are who like to be on the winning side. The Great God Success Wallbridge's offer was snapped up at once, but a few weak-kneed holders of the stock threw small blocks on the market. Blindfolded Only a few vague, uncertain figures were now moving about, with a strangely unsteady gait, weak-kneed and simian. Darkness and Dawn It was a terrible blow to the foes of humanity and even to many weak-kneed friends. Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way Cattle left in the open crowded in the lee of the straw-stacks, their rough flanks crawling, and in the folds the ewes, yet frail from their travail, stood stung and still, mothering their weak-kneed lambs. Life at High Tide I made the acquaintance of the editor, who, I must confess, spite of my enthusiasm, soon struck me as a rather weak-kneed and altogether unadmirable character. A Girl Among the Anarchists The weak-kneed table was spread with a white cloth, there were several awkward, shallow, home-made chairs, and against the wall a large primitive sideboard with glistening brown earthen pots and carefully polished plates and bowls. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond I asked, quickly, hoping my comrade would flatly refuse to go, for, now that the venture seemed countenanced by Colonel Gansevoort, I was growing mighty weak-kneed. The Minute Boys of the Mohawk Valley But news intended to make their flesh creep came in at the same time, and probably had more effect than the shells on the weak-kneed members of the community. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton I find they are craven-hearted, weak-kneed, and afraid to give active assistance. From Wealth to Poverty I remember wondering, en passant, why this fair-haired, weak-kneed youth had ever entered the Anarchist party; but the explanation, had I but known, was close at hand. A Girl Among the Anarchists "Would they probably die game, or grow weak-kneed in the last extremity?" The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth These, when lit, pour out fire and smoke in a rather weak-kneed dribble. Once Aboard the Lugger Now these Christians, weak-kneed some of them, began to murmur, especially those who, having passed through a similar experience in their youth, remembered what starvation meant in that country. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales He had his way with that weak-kneed committee, as usual. West Wind Drift Jonesville, of course, could think or talk of little else than this outrage, and Blaze Jones, as befitted its leading citizen, was loudest in his criticism of the government's weak-kneed policy. Heart of the Sunset "If I had been weak-kneed about it that fellow wouldn't have done a thing." The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor Of the subordinate figures Esau is drawn with some liking for him, then Laban, and the weak-kneed saint, Lot. Prolegomena Contrasting modern fictions with the old heroic stories, he says that we take some indecisive clerk for the subject of a story, and call the weak-kneed cad "the hero." At Large It was the reductio ad absurdum of the reformed religion, when weak-kneed Catholics sheltered themselves from its pains and penalties under the fairly secure roof-tree of atheism. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries It gave our weak-kneed liar the brace that he needed. The Window-Gazer But they were a weak-kneed pack of traitors, irresolute in their enmity as in their friendships. The Life of Cesare Borgia They were walking like old men, weak-kneed, and bent under the weight of their packs and rifles. Now It Can Be Told Mrs. Calvert's good nature was not the good nature of the faint-hearted or weak-kneed. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course It is but a weak-kneed patriotism which would be content with securing the objects for which we began to fight. The Burning Spear Nevertheless, the backers of the measure - although pleaded with by weak-kneed Senators to withdraw the bill - insisted upon a vote being taken, when the measure came up on March 15th. Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 "Hold on, my weak-kneed patriot," said Kent Edwards, catching Jake Alspaugh by the collar, and turning him around so that he faced the enemy again. The Red Acorn After inquiring politely if the smell of burning would annoy her, the Crown Prince drew a rather broken-backed "F," a weak-kneed "W," and an irregular "O" in the corner and proceeded to burn them in. Long Live the King! They were the weak-kneed variety who are stanch in prosperity; who go with the world; coincide with the world's verdict. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course Go, you weak-kneed friends, and flatter the imposture. Amphitryon The weak-kneed wastrel, receiving to his astonishment a shilling, departed. Tommy and Co. As he is usually of the size and strength of a young bull, and his human companion is generally a weak-kneed old man or woman, or a small child, he has his way. Three Men on the Bummel All through the session he had cajoled and argued the weak-kneed back into line. The Vision Splendid At this weak-kneed confession the Baron could hardly withhold an exclamation of contempt, but Essington, with more sympathy, inquired— "What do you propose to do, then?" Count Bunker: being a bald yet veracious chronicle containing some further particulars of two gentlemen whose previous careers were touched upon in a tome entitled the Lunatic at Large A man like that ought to be killed—a scholar, and a rich man, and Dennie such a brave little poor girl with a kind, weak-kneed, old father on her heart. A Master's Degree Young Grindley, alighting from a four-wheeled cab in Fetter Lane, marched up the court, followed by a weak-kneed wastrel staggering under the weight of a small box. Tommy and Co. The weak-kneed wastrel let fall the box with a thud upon the floor. Tommy and Co. |
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