| 词汇 | sting in the tail |
| 释义 | Idiom 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. sting in the tailan unpleasant or problematic end to something. 1992 Ronald Wright Stolen Continents At last Hendrick came to the sting in the tail of his speech. 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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