catch no ball

短语

发音

其它 /ˈkɛt͡ʃ no bɔː(l)/

别名

catch no balls

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    To fail to understand something; be unable to comprehend what others are saying.

    新加坡 非正式

词源

Calque of Hokkien 掠無球 /掠无球 (lia̍h bô kiû, “to not understand”, literally “catch no ball”).

来源:wiktionary