单词 | soft belly |
释义 | > as lemmassoft belly soft belly n. a vulnerable part of something, especially a group or organization; = soft underbelly at under-belly n. 2a. ΚΠ 1942 Christian Sci. Monitor 9 Nov. 8/7 The long-prepared drive against Germany's southern flank, which Winston Churchill has..described as ‘the soft belly of the dragon’. 1971 Times 28 Aug. 2/4 The boycott would..‘strike at the soft belly of the British economy’ if carried out throughout the republic. 2009 C. Jojarth Crime, War, & Global Trafficking v. 139 Tools for attacking the financial ‘soft belly’ of criminal networks. < as lemmas |
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