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bell the cat

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 bell the cat
释义

bell the cat take the danger of a shared enterprise upon oneself (为集体的事情)承担危险。 [ORIGIN: an allusion to a fable in which the mice (or rats) suggest hanging a bell around the cat's neck to have warning of its approach.]

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