| 释义 |
wither on the vineFail to be implemented or dealt with because of inaction: that resolution clearly withered on the vine...- ‘Talks have gone dead after the company looked at its figures again, and the deal has withered on the vine,’ said Mr Robinson.
- The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination.
- With the fruit withering on the vine, word came that a deal was being cut between Habbibi and Dostum.
See parent entry: wither |