英语词汇eat something with one toe in the fire的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	eat something with one toe in the fire
词源	eat something with one toe in the fire. A colorful back- woods expression meaning that something tastes so good one could enjoy eating it even while in extreme pain. “Mmmmmm, this is so good I could eat it with one toe in the fire.”
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