| 单词 | squib |
| 释义 | squib (skwɪb ) Word forms: squibs damp squib phrase You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things. [British] The all-party meeting was a damp squib. Idioms: a damp squib [mainly British] something that is much less impressive or exciting than you expected it to be As political scandals go it was a damp squib, and in Central Office it was greeted with hilarity and relief rather than indignation. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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