Put the cat among the pigeons 造成軒然大波
2023-07-26 14:55:47 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
“put the cat among the pigeons”不是指“把貓放在鴿子群中”，其正確的含義是（言行）造成軒然大波；招惹是非；引起麻煩。
【例句】
The principal put the cat among the pigeons when he informed the students that the excursion was cancelled.
當(dāng)校長(zhǎng)通知學(xué)生們遠(yuǎn)足取消了，這樣的決定在學(xué)生中造成軒然大波。
She told all the staff they would have to cancel their holidays, and that really put the cat among the pigeons.
她告訴所有員工他們必須取消假日，這真的在員工中引起了軒然大波。