| 释义 |
the thin end of the wedge BrE spokenan expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development糟糕事情的开始:•Workers believe the job cuts are just the thin end of the wedge.工人们认为裁员只是厄运的开始。the thin end of the ˈwedge(especially BrE)an event or action that is the beginning of sth more serious and/or unpleasant（不好的事物的）端倪，冰山一角the thin end of the wedge有重大后果的小事;得寸进尺的开端：Everything may be the thin end of the wedge，so we should not pay little heed to minor matters.每件事都可能带有重大后果，所以我们不能忽略小事情。 |