get your goat是你以为的那个意思吗?

get your goat是你以为的那个意思吗?

2015-02-09    08'04''

主播: 英语直播间

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介绍:
1) Get your goat -It really gets my goat when people don&`&t cover their mouth when they sneeze -Sally got Amber&`&s goat by saying her cooking tasted like airplane food -Robin got Josh&`&s goat by cheating on their card game Definition: agitated person Etymology: horses were jumpy, thoroughbreds, goats are companion animals, horse racing cut throat business, horse owners would keep goat in the pen, and if u wanted to sabotage that horse for the race, u would steal the goat in order to freak the goat out, perform less well. spectators would say "someone goat his goat" 2) Dyed in the wool -Alfred is a dyed-in-the-wool gun rights activists, and walks around the town with a hunting rifle to prove it. -Gemma is a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative, and asked her relatives to watch "American Sniper" -Roy is a dyed-in-the-wool liberal, and would often preach for equal pay for men and women Definition: opinionated person Etymology: if you weave wool and dye it straight away, set and permanent, as if dyed in wool 3) Pull wool over eyes -Although Damien acted stupid, no one in the office can pull wool over his eyes -The store keeper pulled wool over Laura eyes by saying the TV was more expensive than in reality -A man in Northern China pulled wool over a southerner by saying the Arctic Fox was a Siberian Samoyed puppy. Definition: to deceive someone Etymology: This term alludes to the former custom of wearing a wig, which when slipping down can blind someone temporarily. [c. 1800]