Phrase, to stumble at (on) the threshold. Chiefly figurative, to fail, take offence, meet with an ominous check at the beginning of an enterprise.
| 单词 | θ91158 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > start unsuccessfully (2) to stumble at (on) the threshold1377 Phrase, to stumble at (on) the threshold. Chiefly figurative, to fail, take offence, meet with an ominous check at the beginning of an enterprise. to get (start, etc.) off on the wrong foot1844 to get (start,etc.) off on the wrong foot: to make a bad start, esp. in a task or relationship; to start unsuccessfully. |
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