| 释义 |
Examples:what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary—When we get the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (common saying); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.—the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)—(saying) can't be better—ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words—saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part—life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)—be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind—if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end it? (Buddhist saying)—say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear—there is no harm in saying what one thinks [idiom.]—Saying is one thing, doing quite another [idiom.]—lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); change sth. that is already settled upon—I have much more say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) [idiom.]— |