词汇 | behind-the-eight-ball |
释义 | behind the eight ballidiom (alsobehind the 8 ball) in a difficult situation or in a worse situation than other people: If you don't get the investigation going right away, you put yourself behind the eight ball. Many families in this country are still behind the eight ball and do not enjoy the same standard of living that other people enjoy. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences a hard/tough row to hoeidiom abyss adversity at your worstidiom Augean bad hair day epidemic hardness have a bumpy rideidiom have someone over a barrelidiom pall purgatory push factor quagmire quicksand rabbit hole scrape strait the Augean Stablesidiom the hard wayidiom |
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