| 短语 | paint the Forth Bridge |
| 释义 | paint the Forth Bridge used to indicate that a task is never-ending ［用以表示没完没了的事情］永远完不成任务： it's all over for another year except that we must immediately set about seeking next year's sponsor - it's a bit like painting the Forth Bridge. 又一年过去了, 只是我们必须马上开始找来年的赞助商——这有点儿像一件永远完不成的任务。 [ORIGIN: with reference to the fact that the railway bridge is so long that once its painters had reached one end, they would have to begin again at the other.] |
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