单词 | paint the Forth Bridge |
释义 | paint the Forth BridgeUsed to indicate that a task is never-ending: it’s all over for another year except that we must immediately set about seeking next year’s sponsor—it’s a bit like painting the Forth Bridge...
With reference to the fact that the railway bridge is so long that once its painters had reached one end, they would have to begin again at the other See parent entry: Forth, Firth of |
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