| 词汇 | shoot deer in the balcony theater |
| 词源 | shoot deer in the balcony (theater). This old show biz phrase, dating back a century or so, refers to the empty theaters that result due to a flop or bad business of any kind: “You could shoot deer in the balcony.” |
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