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词汇 bell-the-cat
释义

bell the cat


idiom
to be brave enough to do something that will be good for a group that you are part of, but is dangerous or difficult:
Everybody seems to agree that we've got to bell the cat, but no one wants to step forward and volunteer to lead.
The NHS desperately needed restructuring, but who would have the courage to bell the cat?
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