| 单词 | two strikes against |
| 释义 | two strikes againstStrong factors opposing, as in There are two strikes against her possibility of a promotion. This term comes from baseball, where a batter is allowed three strikes at a fairly pitched ball before being called out; thus, a batter with two strikes has but one more chance to hit a fair ball. The figurative use dates from the early 1900s. Words nearby two strikes againsttwo-spot, two-spotted spider mite, two-star, two-step, two-step exercise test, two strikes against, two strings to one's bow, two-stroke, two-suiter, two-tailed, two-tailed pasha The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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