中文:

??他一向嘴硬,從不認錯。

翻譯:

[誤] he has always got a hard mouth and never admit a fault.

[正] he never says uncle.

注釋:

say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. mainly used by boys, as when fighting。主要是男孩們打架時的用語,當一方想制服另一方時,就用命令的口氣說:“say uncle!”這時,有的孩子為了表示不服輸,就是不說。

后來,say uncle 就成了“服輸”的代名詞,而 not say uncle 就相當于“嘴硬”了。

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