2016年1月29日 星期五

make waves, don't rock the boat, look a gift horse in the mouth.

2016.1.28


連歐盟代表都跳出來反馬,馬已成為世界(除他的麻吉中國外)公認的麻煩製造者。將來若進而引起歐美連手報復,整個台灣都會跟馬一起遭殃。馬的政治生命已來日無多,但台灣人民還要繼續活下去,該如何懸崖勒「馬」呢?
正值中、美和南海諸國為南海主權端僵持不下之際,總統馬英九28日親登太平島,不但引來美國、越南等強烈反對,就連一向鮮少談及南海議題的歐盟也不認同。...
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Mark Zuckerberg's donation of $100 million to the troubled schools of Newark made waves last week, but now it's time to look a gift horse in the mouth, The New York Times's Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in his latest DealBook column.

The Chinese milk scandal continued to make waves around the world, with a number of countries banning or restricting milk products from China, and companies still discovering high levels of melamine in their products.

make waves


Cause a disturbance or controversy, as in We've finally settled our differences, so please don't make waves. This expression alludes to causing turbulence in the water. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also seerock the boat.

make waves

Cause a disturbance or controversy, as in We've finally settled our differences, so please don't make waves. This expression alludes to causing turbulence in the water. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see rock the boat.

don't rock the boat

do not upset people by trying to change a situation You shouldn't sit there and say everything's fine, don't rock theboat.


look a gift horse in the mouth.
Be critical or suspicious of something received at no cost. For example, Dad's old car is full of dents, but we shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. This term, generally expressed as a cautionary proverb (Don't look a gift horse in the mouth), has been traced to the writings of the 4th-century cleric, St. Jerome, and has appeared in English since about 1500. It alludes to determining the age of a horse by looking at its teeth.

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