“Down and out”
定義
Without money, work, or hope.
例句
Examples
“After losing his job, he felt down and out.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
After losing his job, he felt _____.Compare with the original example
After losing his job, he felt down and out.
Write a two-line conversation using “Down and out”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "Down and out" mean?
- "Down and out" means without money, work, or hope.
- How do you use "Down and out" in a sentence?
- Example: "After losing his job, he felt down and out."
- Should I interpret "Down and out" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.