「white elephant」指的是昂貴但無用的財產,通常難以維護。該詞源於東南亞,在那裡,白象是神聖的,但照料費用高昂,使其成為不受歡迎的禮物。「salad days」描述了年輕時的缺乏經驗或天真無邪。這個詞來自莎士比亞的《安東尼與克麗奧佩托拉》,克麗奧佩托拉將她天真的年輕時期稱為她的「salad days」。「vent your spleen」是指表達憤怒。在中世紀醫學中,脾臟被認為是壞脾氣的根源,從而產生了這個慣用語。「Trip the light fantastic」意味著優雅地跳舞。它起源於約翰·彌爾頓的詩《L’Allegro》,指的是活潑的舞蹈。「sword of Damocles」象徵著迫在眉睫的危險。它來自一個希臘傳說,一把劍用一根頭髮懸掛在達摩克利斯頭上,代表著持續的威脅。「Winning hands down」意味著輕鬆獲勝。在賽馬比賽中,遙遙領先的騎師可以放下韁繩,毫不費力地獲勝。「At sixes and sevens」意指混亂或無秩序。它可能源自一種賭博遊戲,在遊戲中押注六或七風險很高,象徵著混亂。「Flash in the pan」指的是短暫但不成功的努力。在燧發槍中,「flash in the pan」指的是火藥點燃但沒有發射子彈的情況。「Dropping a dime」意指告發某人,源自公共電話收費一角錢的時代。在體育運動中,它形容一次精準的助攻。「Sowing dragon’s teeth」意指引起衝突。它來自希臘神話,神話中,種在土裡的龍牙會長成互相戰鬥的戰士。「Laugh up your sleeve」意指暗自竊笑。它指的是將笑聲藏在袖子裡以避免被發現。「Gird your loins」意指準備行動,源自聖經中將長袍束在腰帶中以方便進行體力活動的習慣。「身穿粗布,頭蒙灰燼」象徵懺悔或哀悼,源於聖經傳統,穿著粗糙的布料和灰燼以示謙卑。「四張同花」指的是騙子,源於撲克牌,玩家用四張花色的牌虛張聲勢,而非完整的同花順。「綠地上的假髮」意味著爭吵或衝突,源於18世紀的愛爾蘭,打架可能會打掉紳士的假髮。「扔毛巾」意味著放棄,源於拳擊,教練將毛巾扔進擂台以停止比賽。「找錯了對象」意味著被誤導,源於獵犬吠錯了樹,而獵物並未躲藏在那裡。「走漏風聲」意味著洩露秘密,可能源於商人暴露了麻袋裡的小豬(而不是貓)。「紅字日」是指重要的、快樂的日子,源自於在日曆上用紅色標記聖日的做法。「燃燒午夜油」意味著工作到深夜,源自於使用油燈在深夜工作的時代。「咬緊牙關」意味著忍受困難的事情,源自於士兵在沒有麻醉的情況下接受手術時咬子彈。「追逐野雁」是一種徒勞的努力,源自於16世紀一種類似於鵝的不可預測飛行的賽馬遊戲。「切入正題」意味著直奔主題,源自於早期電影中跳過場景到令人興奮的追逐場景。「身處困境」意味著遇到麻煩,可能源自於難以處理沸水。「一命嗚呼」是死亡的委婉說法,可能源於一種處決或屠宰的方法,即踢開水桶。「身體不適」意味著感覺不舒服,源於航海用語,生病的船員被送到甲板下,遠離惡劣天氣。「瞞天過海」意味著欺騙,可能源於假髮(羊毛)滑落遮住眼睛,讓人看不清。「一語中的」意味著非常正確,源於木工中直接擊中釘子的精準度。「功績」是一種榮譽,源於在帽子上添加羽毛作為成就標誌的傳統。「打破僵局」意味著緩和緊張氣氛,開始對話,源於船隻破冰開路。「搞砸了」意味著失敗,可能源於陶器或玻璃吹製,不成形的碎片類似於梨子。「Spill the beans」意思是洩露秘密,可能來自古希臘使用豆子的投票系統。「On cloud nine」意思是極度快樂,可能來自氣象分類,其中 cloud nine 是最高、最蓬鬆的雲。「Lower the boom」意思是採取嚴厲行動,來自航海,降低帆桁(boom)可能很猛烈。「Gild the lily」意思是過度地增強已經很美麗的事物,來自莎士比亞的《約翰王》關於鍍金子。Giving the "cold shoulder"意思是忽略某人,可能來自於給不受歡迎的客人提供冷肉而不是熱騰騰的飯菜。「Over the moon」意思是感到非常興奮,來自於關於母牛跳過月亮的童謠。「Beat around the bush」意思是避免直接處理某件事,來自狩獵,拍打灌木叢間接驚嚇鳥類。「別惹麻煩」的意思是避免挑起事端,源於喚醒睡著的狗可能會激怒牠的想法。「美中不足」是指破壞事物的小問題,源於聖經中一隻蒼蠅毀了一批藥膏。You scored 0 out of 40You scored 1 out of 40You scored 2 out of 40You scored 3 out of 40You scored 4 out of 40You scored 5 out of 40You scored 6 out of 40You scored 7 out of 40You scored 8 out of 40You scored 9 out of 40You scored 10 out of 40You scored 11 out of 40You scored 12 out of 40You scored 13 out of 40You scored 14 out of 40You scored 15 out of 40You scored 16 out of 40You scored 17 out of 40You scored 18 out of 40You scored 19 out of 40You scored 20 out of 40You scored 21 out of 40You scored 22 out of 40You scored 23 out of 40You scored 24 out of 40You scored 25 out of 40You scored 26 out of 40You scored 27 out of 40You scored 28 out of 40You scored 29 out of 40You scored 30 out of 40You scored 31 out of 40You scored 32 out of 40You scored 33 out of 40You scored 34 out of 40You scored 35 out of 40You scored 36 out of 40You scored 37 out of 40You scored 38 out of 40You scored 39 out of 40You scored 40 out of 40
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