Meaning of put spurs to | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To prod (a mount) with spurs.
2. To prod into greater activity, speed, or diligence.
3. To speed up.

Examples

“He would approach⟳ the object slowly and cautiously, and, when very near it, would put⟳ spurs to his horse and dash by.”

“Major Smith describes himself as feeling a little out of place⟳, mounted, as he was, on a government mule. With his command, he put⟳ spurs to his animal, and galloped away over rough ground, beyond reach⟳ of the dragoons.”

“It is needless to say⟳ the officer put⟳ spurs to his horse to escape⟳ the fate of the two-year-old steer⟳ before described.”

“I congratulate you on your memory of what is past, whence I confess that you have⟳ put⟳ spurs to my almost weary pen.”

“They think⟳ this last⟳ remark⟳ is more likely to put⟳ spurs to his Holiness than any other .”

“Do these things, and your bargain department will not only earn⟳ you money on its own⟳ investment, but it will put⟳ spurs to every department throughout your store.”

“But interest⟳ is prejudicial to beauty as soon as it oversteps this limit⟳; and this is the case if we are so led away by the interest⟳ of a work⟳ that whenever we come⟳ to any detailed description in a novel, or any lengthy reflection on the part of a character in a drama, we grow⟳ impatient and want⟳ to put⟳ spurs to our author, so that we may follow⟳ the development of events with greater speed⟳.”

“The greater the danger is, it ought to be so far from being a remora, as to put⟳ spurs to our speedy resolutions in this great affair.”

“In this regard, it is most important that the Government get⟳ its macroeconomic house in order⟳, balance the budget, and put⟳ spurs to exports rather than imports.”

“We must put⟳ spurs to the general onward march⟳ for glorifying this meaningful year [2012, the one hundredth anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth and the year when North Korea was supposed to become⟳ a kangsong taeguk or “great power”].”

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