| 释义 |
not get a sniff of (something)To not get even the smallest portion or sample of something desirable. Health insurance, a company phone, and a pension plan? Man, I didn't get a sniff of benefits like that when I was working for that company. He didn't patent the design, so when it went on to make millions of dollars, he didn't get a sniff of that money. not get a ˈsniff of something (informal) not succeed in obtaining something: I worked in Hollywood for years, but I never got a sniff of the big money. |