英语词汇“ninepins”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ninepins

(naɪnpɪnz )

like ninepins phrase

If you say that people or things are going down like ninepins, you mean that large numbers of them are suddenly becoming ill, collapsing, or doing very badly. [mainly British]

There was a time when Liverpool players never seemed to get injured, but now they are going down like ninepins.

Idioms:

fall like ninepins [British]

to be damaged or destroyed quickly in large numbers

Conservative council seats fell like ninepins.

单词	ninepins
释义	ninepins (naɪnpɪnz ) like ninepins phrase If you say that people or things are going down like ninepins, you mean that large numbers of them are suddenly becoming ill, collapsing, or doing very badly. [mainly British] There was a time when Liverpool players never seemed to get injured, but now they are going down like ninepins. Idioms: fall like ninepins [British] to be damaged or destroyed quickly in large numbers Conservative council seats fell like ninepins. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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