pile Pelion on Ossa

短语

词形变化

piled Pelion on Ossa piles Pelion on Ossa 三单 piles Pelion on Ossa piling Pelion on Ossa piling Pelion on Ossa 现在分词 piled Pelion on Ossa 过去式 piled Pelion on Ossa 过去分词

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    To make a difficult situation even worse.

    习语

词源

From the Ancient Greek story of Otus and Ephialtes, who piled Mount Pelion on Mount Ossa in an attempt to storm Mount Olympus.

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