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词汇 up-a-gum-tree
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up a gum tree


idiom
UK or Australian Englishinformal
in a very difficult situation:
When he died I was left up a gum tree.
Bashing it with a mallet can help, but if the steak is of poor quality, then you are up a gum tree, whatever you do.
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