| 词汇 | up a tree |
| 释义 | Idiom up a tree Theme: DIFFICULTY in a difficult situation and unable to get out; stymied and confused. (Slang.)I'm really up a tree on this problem.Geometry is too hard for me. It’s got me up a tree. Slang up a tree Theme: CONFUSION mod. confused; without an answer to a problem; in difficulty.This whole business has me up a tree.I'm up a tree, and I need some help. Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated.Only two glasses of booze and he was up a tree for sure.My buddy here is up a tree and needs a crash for the night. Idiom up a tree in a difficult situation.If the insurance company won't pay for the damage, I'll be up a tree. Etymology: based on the idea that some animals climb up a tree to avoid danger up a tree1. In a troublesome or challenging situation. I have no idea how I'm going to get out of this contract—I'm really up a tree now. 2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really up a tree! up a tree1. confused; without an answer to a problem; in difficulty. This whole business has me up a tree. I'm up a tree, and I need some help. 2. intoxicated. Only two glasses of booze and he was up a tree for sure. My buddy here is up a tree and needs a place to crash for the night. up a treeIn a difficult situation, as in They found the drugs in his suitcase, so he was up a tree. This expression alludes to an animal, such as a raccoon or squirrel, that climbs a tree for refuge from attackers, which then surround the tree so it cannot come down. [Colloquial; early 1800s] up a treeAMERICAN, INFORMALIf you are up a tree, you are in a difficult situation. Without my wine guide, I'd have been up a tree. up a treein a difficult situation without escape; cornered. informal, chiefly North Americanup a tree1. mod. confused; without an answer to a problem; in difficulty. This whole business has me up a tree. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. My buddy here is up a tree and needs a crash for the night. up a treeInformal In a situation of great difficulty or perplexity; helpless. up a treeStranded or cornered. This term is clearly American in origin and dates from about 1800. “I had her in my power—up a tree, as the Americans say,” wrote Thackeray (Major Gahagan, 1838). The original allusion is to an animal, such as a raccoon, that has taken refuge from attackers by climbing a tree. |
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