| 词汇 | lick wounds |
| 释义 | Idiom lick woundslick (your) wounds to avoid or ignore other people after an unpleasant experience.Mary's film career was a failure, and she went home to lick her wounds in private. Etymology: based on the idea of an injured animal that licks its wounds (= cleans an injury with its tongue) lick (one's) woundsTo withdraw after a misstep or defeat in order to recover. I think the senator will be licking his wounds for awhile after that disastrous debate performance. lick one's woundsFig. to recover from a defeat or a rebuke. (Also literal for an animal.) After the terrible meeting and all the criticism, I went back to my office to lick my wounds. lick (one's) wounds To recuperate after a defeat. |
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