take one's ball and go home

短语

词形变化

taken one's ball and gone home takes one's ball and goes home 三单 takes one's ball and goes home took one's ball and went home taking one's ball and going home 现在分词 took one's ball and went home 过去式 taken one's ball and gone home 过去式 taken one's ball and gone home 过去分词

别名

take one's bat and ball and go home take one's football and go home

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cease participating in an activity that has turned to one's disadvantage, especially out of spite, or in a way that prevents others from participating as well.

    习语 非正式

    In 1977 American auto industry leaders threatened to "take their ball and go home" by shutting down production of 1978 models unless they received yet a third delay in meeting the auto emission standards of the Clean Air Act.

词源

From the image of a group of children playing a sport with a ball that is the exclusive property of one of the participants.

来源：wiktionary