| 词汇 | tar someone with the same brush |
| 释义 | Idiom tar someone with the same brushtar (someone) with the same brush to believe wrongly that someone or something has the same bad qualities as someone or something that is similar.I admit that some football supporters do cause trouble but it's not fair that we're all being tarred with the same brush. (usually passive)tar (someone or something) with the same brushTo unfairly categorize someone or something as being the same as another person or thing, usually in a negative manner. Just because the CEO turned out to be a rotten scoundrel doesn't mean we should tar the entire company with the same brush. There is absolutely a segment of video game enthusiasts who create a hostile and toxic environment online, but tarring all gamers with the same brush does a disservice to the community. tar someone with the same brushIf you tar someone with the same brush you wrongly believe that they have the same bad qualities as others in a group of people they are connected with. I am a football supporter and I often have to explain that I'm not one of the hooligan sort, because we all get tarred with the same brush. In the loans business, the better operators get tarred with the same brush as the less scrupulous ones. Note: You can also say that someone is tarred with the brush of something. Why should all English people be tarred with the brush of football hooliganism? Note: This expression comes from the use of tar to mark all the sheep in one flock to distinguish them from another flock. |
| 随便看 |
|
青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。