how the sausage gets made

短语

别名

how the sausage is made

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    The unpleasant way in which a process or activity is carried on behind the scenes.

词源

A reference to the aphorism "Anyone who loves the law or sausages should never watch either being made"; sausage-making often uses animal parts of which people would rather remain unaware.

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