英语词汇“give someone a bloody nose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

give someone a bloody nose

[British]

to defeat someone in a contest or competition in a way that does not cause permanent damage but makes them look foolish or inferior

Most are so fed up with this new tax that they are threatening to give the Government more than a bloody nose in the forthcoming by-election.

to damage the other side in a war or conflict enough to cause it to withdraw, at least for a time

Giving the national army a bloody nose is one thing. Taking on its full might is another.

单词	give someone a bloody nose
释义	give someone a bloody nose [British] to defeat someone in a contest or competition in a way that does not cause permanent damage but makes them look foolish or inferior Most are so fed up with this new tax that they are threatening to give the Government more than a bloody nose in the forthcoming by-election. to damage the other side in a war or conflict enough to cause it to withdraw, at least for a time Giving the national army a bloody nose is one thing. Taking on its full might is another. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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