英语词汇sail too close to the wind的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	sail too close to the wind
词源	sail too close to the wind. An old nautical saying with a meta- phoric extension, in this case meaning “to be reckless, take too many chances, risk losing everything.”
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