daisy 雏菊 (在西方常用来悼念逝去的亲朋友好友)
be pushing up daisies 委婉的表达去世 (葬入地下;正忙着滋养坟墓上的花 )
例如:
If you talk to me like that again, you'll be pushing up daisies.
如果你再像刚才那样和我讲话,你就死定了。
You'll be pushing up daisies when Mom finds out that you dented her brand-new car.
当老妈发现你毁坏了她的新车后,你就死定了
brand new : 全新的
dent :破坏 ,使凹陷
be as fresh as a daisy 精神饱满,容光焕发。
After getting some sleep, I was as fresh as a daisy.
睡了一觉后我又精神饱满了。
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