| 单词 | to hole below the waterline |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hole below (also beneath) the waterline figurative. Chiefly British. to hole below (also beneath) the waterline: to damage or weaken irreparably; to condemn to certain destruction or failure. Frequently in to be holed below the waterline. Cf. sense 1a. ΚΠ 1964 Observer 22 Mar. 28/3 This protracted analysis of a health-giving affair is holed below the water-line of credulity by some really blatant misconceptions. 1971 Times 22 Nov. 16/6 Inside 90 seconds they were holed below the waterline when Hennessey's forward lob bisected Colquhoun and Flynn for Hector to tuck away his shot. 2007 J. Kavenna Inglorious (2008) 5 They flagged on for a few more months, but anyone could tell their relationship was holed below the waterline. 2013 A. Geddes Brit. & European Union vii. 184 The ERM disaster of 1992 had holed the Conservative government beneath the waterline. < as lemmas |
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