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词汇 worm-turns
释义

the worm turns


idiom
used to describe when a person or group of people who have been treated badly for a long time suddenly become forceful and stop accepting a difficult situation: 兔子急了也咬人;人被逼急了也要反抗
It seems the worm has turned - after years of silence local people are beginning to protest about waste emissions from the factory.看来老实人被逼急了也要反抗——经过多年的沉默之后,当地的人们开始抗议那家工厂的废物排放了。
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