释义 |
clangerclang‧er /ˈklæŋə $ -ər/ noun [countable usually singular]  - But then young Charlie dropped the biggest clanger of his racing life.
- Today that strong man was shown to have dropped a massive political clanger.
► dropping a ... clanger He’s being blamed for dropping a massive political clanger (=making a silly or embarrassing remark). ► drop a clanger/brick- No wonder, perhaps, that Seaman dropped a brick.
British English informal a silly or embarrassing mistake: I can’t help noticing the occasional clanger in war films. He’s being blamed for dropping a massive political clanger (=making a silly or embarrassing remark). |