thereby hangs a tale

短语

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Used to indicate that something requires a long story or explanation to fully understand.

词源

Coined by William Shakespeare in 1623 in "As you Like it," act 2, scene 7: : And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe, : And then from hour to hour we rot and rot, : And thereby hangs a tale.

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