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单词
cautionary tale
释义
Example sentences
cautionary tale
Rock 'n' roll folklore is full of
cautionary
tales
of love affairs tearing bands apart.
The Sun
(
2009
)
His second
cautionary
tale
happened during his hugely successful five-year spell at Celtic.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2006
)
That alone should serve as a
cautionary
tale
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2016
)
Definition of 'tale'
tale
(
t
eɪ
l
)
Explore 'tale' in the dictionary
countable noun
You can refer to an interesting, exciting, or dramatic account of a real event as a tale.
Definition of 'cautionary'
cautionary
(
k
ɔː
ʃənri
,
US
-neri
)
Explore 'cautionary' in the dictionary
adjective
[
usually
ADJECTIVE
noun
]
A cautionary story or a
cautionary
note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
COBUILD Collocations
cautionary tale
cautionary tale
sad tale
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someone gets their fingers burned
someone got out of bed the wrong side
someone has a heart of gold
someone has feet of clay
someone has had their day
someone has made their bed and will have to lie on it
someone-has-made-their-bed-and-will-have-to-lie-on it
someone hasn't seen hide nor hair of someone
someone has one foot in the grave
someone-has-one-foot-in-the-grave
someone has raised their game
someone-has-raised-their-game
someone has shot their bolt
someone has won the battle, but lost the war
someone-has-won-the-battle,-but-lost-the-war
someone is a dark horse
someone is all talk
someone is a soft touch
someone is caught with their pants down
someone-is-caught-with-their-pants-down-
someone is flesh and blood
someone is for the high jump
someone is hanging on by their fingertips
someone is like a rabbit caught in the headlights
someone is living off the fat of the land
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