the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry

短语

别名

the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray

释义与例句

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    No matter how well a project is planned, accidents or misfortune can still occur.

词源

From a Scots poem by Robert Burns, To a Mouse. In the original Scots, the lines are, “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley”.

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