詞語掌故:bag相關(guān)詞趣談(2/2)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2011-05-29 22:30
Hints:
General George Washington
Royall Taylor
Daniel Shays
Springfield
Massachusetts
校稿 Akashic
翻譯 lahmmsc
組長 澈底
General George Washington
Royall Taylor
Daniel Shays
Springfield
Massachusetts
校稿 Akashic
翻譯 lahmmsc
組長 澈底
The phrase "to be left holding the bag" is as widely used as the expression "to let the cat out of the bag."
This expression makes the person left holding the bag responsible for an action, often a crime or misdeed. That person is the one who is punished. The others involved in the act escape.
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習(xí)語“to be left holding the bag(被留下背黑鍋)”和俗語“to let the cat out of the bag(泄露秘密)”皆被大家廣泛使用。
這個(gè)習(xí)語表示讓某人留下來為某個(gè)行為負(fù)責(zé),通常為某種罪行或不法行為。這個(gè)被留下來的人是要被懲罰的,而其他涉及此行為的人可以逃脫懲罰。
這個(gè)習(xí)語的起源并不明了。有些人說喬治?華盛頓將…
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