Pyrrhic victory 惨胜

2008-04-15 11:22

Most historians agree that the battle was an Egyptian defeat or a draw or at best a Pyrrhic victory.

Upfront, up front

2008-04-11 13:58

Should we have been upfront with them in both cases? What do you think the results of such honesty would have been?

Gone south?

2008-04-08 10:52

What does this quote describing a basketball game – "Our offense has gone south completely in the second half" – mean?

“假小子”怎么说

2008-04-01 13:50

Pierce has always been interested in women dressed as men, because, she says, that's how she grew up...

“尾巴摇狗”会怎样?

2008-03-28 10:28

"No player is above the team. You run into a lot of problems when the tail wags the dog."

什么是“Water cooler”

2008-03-25 11:45

What does this sentence – Now, these are not events that will create crowds at water coolers – mean?

Proof, as suffix

2008-03-21 13:47

"Mom, you should put some of your things away. Baby proof this house"...

How to say "高姿态" in English?

2008-03-18 11:32

How to say "高姿态" in English? Is "high posture" a good translation?

Pecking order

2008-03-14 11:53

It seems their whole pecking order in the pub revolves around how soon I acknowledge them and how long I talk to them.

In the scheme of things

2008-03-11 14:05

Of course the opinions of newspaper reporters, radio personalities and television...

Come to the fore

2008-03-07 12:45

New young poets have come to the fore – what does "come to the fore" mean?

Faint praise

2008-03-04 10:50

In this headline – Warne has faint praise for Gilly – what does "faint praise" mean?

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