| 词汇 | get catch the gold ring |
| 词源 | get (catch) the gold ring. To win a big prize of some kind. Though the phrase has been reinforced by the gold ring of merry-go-rounds in modern times, it dates back to the days when knighthood was in flower. At the time tournament joust- ers vied to pick up a small ring with their lances, trying to win the ring. |
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