Bell the cat 挺身而出
2023-07-27 17:24:23 每日学英语
Bell是“铃”,cat是“猫”,从字面上看就是对着猫响铃或者摇铃,它的引申义为:自告奋勇去冒险、挺身而出、替别人冒险、敢于冒险。
【例句】
It's quite difficult to get a man who can bell the cat.
很难找到危险时刻能够挺身而出的人了。
All the workers agreed that they wanted a pay raise, but nobody offered to bell the cat and talked to their boss.
所有工人都认为要加薪,但却没人自告奋勇去跟老板谈。