英语词汇go down a hole的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	go down a hole
词源	go down a hole. An Irish expression meaning to be killed and buried. “Even a few years ago, local I.R.A. rule meant that ‘no- body speaks out, because if they speak out, they go down a hole.’ ” (New York Times, March 14, 2005)
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