"Spike our guns" nghĩa là gì?

Đăng bởi Thùy Dương - 05 May, 2021

"Spike (one's) guns" = cắm que nhọn vào súng (vô hiệu hóa súng của kẻ địch) -> nghĩa là làm mất tác dụng, hỏng kế hoạch của đối thủ.

Ví dụ

I'm afraid the rain has spiked our guns. We cannot hold the rally as planned.

Parkers spiked their rival's (đối thủ) guns by launching their product two months before Jones was able to do so.

She was jealous of David's progress in the company, so she spiked his guns by telling the boss that David had a drinking problem.

Thùy Dương

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