| 词汇 | wither on the vine |
| 词源 | wither on the vine. Anyone who has seen grapes shrivel and dry up on the vine when left unpicked has a good picture of the source of this phrase. It means “neglected and wasted” and has been used in this figurative sense for several centuries. |
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