单词 | Mexican standoff |
释义 | Mexican standoff (once / 984943 pages) n WORD FAMILY Mexican standoff USAGE EXAMPLESOne hesitates to call this a Mexican standoff. Wall Street Journal(Jun 22, 2016) “That’s one off the bucket list: a Mexican standoff with actual Mexicans.” The Guardian(Jul 27, 2015) "This isn't a debate, this is like a Mexican standoff and that is where the problem lies," he said. Reuters(Jun 09, 2011) n a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner Hyper situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
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