| 单词 | don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes |
| 释义 | Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyesDon't react to a situation too early. This saying comes from an order allegedly given by American officer William Prescott at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War. Words nearby Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyesdon't change horses at midstream, Don't count your chickens before they hatch, don't cross that bridge till you come to it, Don't cry over spilt milk, Don't cut off your nose to spite your face, Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes, Don't give up the ship, don't go there, Don't hide your light under a bushel, don't hold your breath, Don't judge a book by its cover Cultural definitions for Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes (2 of 2)Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes A famous command attributed to William Prescott, an American officer, at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the Revolutionary War. Prescott may have said “color” rather than “whites.” notes for Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyesPrescott's command has become a proverb, meaning “Don't act before you have some chance of success.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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