单词 | villain of the piece, the |
释义 | villain of the piece, theThe person to blame for what is bad or wrong, as in I'm afraid the caterer is the villain of the piece—the food wasn't ready for hours. The piece in this term alludes to a play in which the villain is the character whose evildoing is important to the plot. [Mid-1800s] Words nearby villain of the piece, thetheurgy, Vatican Swindle, The, very thing, the, Vicar of Wakefield, The, “The Village Blacksmith”, villain of the piece, the, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, thew, wages of sin, the, walls have ears, the, Wasps, The The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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