| 词汇 | break the bank |
| 释义 | Idiom break the bank Theme: MONEY - SPEND to use up all one's money. (As in casino gambling where a gambler wins more money than the house has on hand.)It will hardly break the bank if we go out to dinner just once.Buying a new dress at that price won't break the bank. Idiom break the bank(not) break the bank to not be too expensive.And at £12.99 a bottle, this is a champagne that won't break the bank. break the bankTo be very expensive. The phrase is often used in the negative to convey the opposite. I don't have enough money to go on a vacation right now; I'm afraid it would break the bank. Here are my favorite discount options that won't break the bank. break the bankFig. to use up all one's money. (Alludes to casino gambling, in the rare event when a gambler wins more money than the house has on hand.) It will hardly break the bank if we go out to dinner just once. Buying a new dress at a discount price won't break the bank. break the bankRuin one financially, exhaust one's resources, as in I guess the price of a movie won't break the bank. This term originated in gambling, where it means that a player has won more than the banker (the house) can pay. It also may be used ironically, as above. [c. 1600] break the bank1 (in gambling) win more money than is held by the bank. 2 cost more than you can afford. informalbreak the bank To require more money than is available. break the bank, toTo ruin financially, to exhaust (one’s) resources. The term comes from gambling, where it means someone has won more than the banker (house) can pay. It was so used by Thackeray (“He had seen his friend . . . break the bank three nights running,” Pendennis, 1850). Today as a negative it is sometimes used ironically, as in “I guess another ice cream cone won’t break the bank.” |
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