ox is in the ditch

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词形变化

the ox is in the ditch

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    This is a big problem; there is unavoidable or demanding work ahead.

    美国 习语

词源

An allusion to the urgency and difficulty of extracting an ox from a ditch in which it has become mired.

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