| 词汇 | a sting in the tail |
| 释义 | Idiom a sting in the tail British & Australian an unpleasant end to something that began pleasantly, especially a story or suggestion.At the start, it's humorous and light but like most of her short stories, there's a sting in the tail. sting in the tailA disappointing ending to something, such as a story, that is otherwise upbeat and positive. The movie began as a sweet, romantic love story, so the tragic ending was an unexpected sting in the tail. a sting in the tailBRITISHCOMMON If something such as a remark or a plan has a sting in the tail, it seems good at first but contains an unpleasant part at the end. Even the remark about Chomsky being `arguably the most important intellectual alive' had a sting in its tail. The sentence went on: `how can he write such nonsense about international affairs?' The increased tax rate was an unexpected sting in the tail in an otherwise acceptable Budget. Note: This is a reference to a scorpion, which is small and looks harmless, but has a poisonous sting in its tail. a ˌsting in the ˈtail(informal) an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc: Roald Dahl’s stories often have a sting in the tail; that’s why I like them. |
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