| 词汇 | if you peel that onion a little farther |
| 词源 | if you peel that onion a little farther. An American expres- sion, its exact origin unknown, meaning “as you examine something a little closer” it begins to take on a new appearance or meaning, as in. “On its surface the tax bill seems to help the poor, but if you peel that onion a little farther, you begin to find that’s not the case at all.” An onion, of course, has many layers. |
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