| 词汇 | get-the-short-end-of-the-stick |
| 释义 | get the short end of the stickidiomUS and Australian English to suffer the bad effects of a situation: 倒霉，承受某情况的恶果 The people who get the short end of the stick are those whose income is just too high to qualify for help from the government.倒霉的是收入正好高那么一点、没有资格取得政府资助的那些人。 having bad things happen by chance unluckyShe is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met. unfortunateThe unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port. haplessHe's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler. star-crossedBehold the tale of two star-crossed lovers, doomed to spend their lives apart. lucklessThe luckless council member was caught in the middle of three major ethics investigations of her colleagues. Experiencing and suffering (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom afflict affliction almost/nearly die of somethingidiom be a martyr to somethingidiom be a victim of your own successidiom bear count grip hands-on hit someone where they liveidiom hold onidiom horse impact statement ride see lifeidiom stricken suffer the consequences survive taste get the short end of the stickidiom US(alsoget the rough end of the stick, get the bad end of the stick) to be in a worse position or situation, or to be treated worse, than anyone else: The poor always get the short end of the stick. It was always us who ended up with the rough end of the stick. There are guys that are doping in every sport, but for some reason, we're getting the bad end of the stick. Good luck and bad luck align bad/hard/tough luck!idiom be bad luck on someoneidiom be down on your luckidiom be in/out of luckidiom blessing fortune cookie fortune smiles on someoneidiom godsend grace hapless mercifully mercy miracle misadventure mischance streak voodoo with any luckidiom your luck's in!idiom |
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