free-wheeler
[俗]我行我素;不受约束的人
Tom is called a free-wheeler because he always does something without permission.
汤姆被认为是一个我行我素的人,因为他总是做些未经许可的事。
注解:
free意指自由的,wheel意指轮子;
a free-wheeler系指自由移动轮子的人,喻指不受约束的人。
hell to pay
[俗]大麻烦;代价惨重
If she is late for the meeting, there will be hell to pay.
如果她开会迟到的话,就要吃苦头了。
If one gets involved in an illegal matter, there is no doubt hell for him to pay.
要是有人卷入非法事件中去,不用说那后果不堪设想。
注解: hell意指地狱,pay意指偿还;
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