nine·pins
noun/ˈnaɪnpɪnz/
/ˈnaɪnpɪnz/
Idioms Idioms
go down, drop, etc. like ninepins
- (British English, informal) to fall down or become ill in great numbers
大量倒下；大批病倒 - Men and horses went down like ninepins before them, in a tangle of waving limbs.
人和马像九柱球赛一样在他们面前倒下，四肢纠缠在一起。 - There’s a lot of flu about and people are going down like ninepins.
流感肆虐，人们像九柱游戏一样跌倒。
- Men and horses went down like ninepins before them, in a tangle of waving limbs.