behind the eight ball

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behind the eight ball 的定义

  1. A term, referring to the game of pool, meaning in an unfavorable or uncomfortable position: “After his unkind remarks were repeated to the boss, Gary really ended up behind the eight ball.”

behind the eight ball 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

in a jam

更多behind the eight ball例句

  1. Have you tried to access the research that your tax dollars finance, almost all of which is kept behind a paywall?
  2. Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
  3. I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude and the energy behind it and the honesty.
  4. France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
  5. That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.
  6. Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
  7. More soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.
  8. In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
  9. Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
  10. When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.