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●on the ˌhome ˈstraight/ˈstretchapproaching the end of a task, project, course, etc. 接近终点；将要完成（任务、项目、课程等）◆Ten exams done and two more to do — you’re on the home straight now.
已考完十门，还剩两门，你马上就要解脱了。◆I never thought the prison sentence would end, but I feel I’m on the home straight now.
我一直觉得刑期漫长得没有尽头，现在却觉得马上就要熬出头了。 NOTE This refers to the last part of a horse race when the horses are approaching the finishing line. 这个表达法原指赛马中马匹接近终点线时的最后一段。 |