〇英語&訳
crocodile tears見せかけの涙
to carry the day戦いに勝つ
Skid Rowどや街
to go up in smokeうやむやになる
〇英語での説明と例文
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crocodile tears-insincere tears
(crocodiles were said to cry while eating their prey)
When the football player broke his leg, his substitute wept crocodile tears.
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to carry the day-to win the approval of the majority
The secretary’s motion that we adjourn for lunch carried the day, and we headed for the
restaurant
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Skid Row-disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people “on the
skid”
The presence of so many bars has turned our neighborhood into another Skid Row.
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to go up in smoke-to come to no practical result
(kindling smokes but it will not light a fire)
The mayor ’s plans to get the gubernatorial nomination went up in smoke when he
couldn’t end the costly strike.
