”把某人管得死死” 在英文裡的講法很有趣
叫 keep / have someone on a short / tight leash
leash [liʃ] 這個字指的是在牽狗出去走時用的狗鍊
所謂 ”用很短的狗鍊牽著此人走”, 就像用短的狗鍊去牽狗一樣
目的是讓狗沒辦法自由地走太遠, 稍微走遠一點脖子就會被勒住了
用在人身上是指嚴格控制某人的行為, 也就是台灣中文流行語中說的把此人 ”管得死死”
例如:
叫 keep / have someone on a short / tight leash
leash [liʃ] 這個字指的是在牽狗出去走時用的狗鍊
所謂 ”用很短的狗鍊牽著此人走”, 就像用短的狗鍊去牽狗一樣
目的是讓狗沒辦法自由地走太遠, 稍微走遠一點脖子就會被勒住了
用在人身上是指嚴格控制某人的行為, 也就是台灣中文流行語中說的把此人 ”管得死死”
例如:
A: Why don’t we ask Paul to join us for a beer after work?
B: I don’t want to get him into trouble. His wife keeps him on a short leash.
Vera keeps her husband on a (very) tight leash. It’s like he can’t breathe without her permission.
This company keeps its employees on tight leashes.
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