例句
His poor grade in the last essay was a body blow to his chances of graduating top of the class.
“I’m sorry to hear you broke your wrist.”
“Thanks, it was a real body blow. I don’t think I’ll be able to recover in time for the competition this summer.”
請注意
另一個含“身體”一詞的成語是 over my dead body“除非我死了”.
例句
“Dad, I think I want to quit university.”
“Over my dead body!”
“I want to paint the house purple.”
“Over my dead body!”
