| 释义 |
no rest (or peace) for the wicked humorous The speaker’s heavy workload or lack of tranquillity is due to their sinful life.But there's no rest for the wicked, as Anne will start almost immediately on the planning for next year's event....- There is no rest for the wicked in this job - I'm back on the road tomorrow.
- My money, for what it's worth, would be on the wee guy - but it turns out there is no peace for the wicked down at Kingsholm.
With biblical allusion to Isa. 48:22, 57:21 See parent entry: wicked |