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●(have, demand, claim, etc.) your pound of ˈflesh(take, demand, etc.) the full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering （勒逼偿还）全部债务；（不顾别人死活要讨回）所欠的东西◆They want their pound of flesh; they want every penny we owe them by next Monday.他们一点不讲情面，要我们在下周一之前归还欠他们的每一分钱。◆I didn’t realize working here was going to be such hard work. They really demand their pound of flesh, don’t they?我不知道在这里工作这么辛苦。他们简直不顾别人死活，是不是？ ORIGIN This phrase comes from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, in which the moneylender Shylock demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body if he could not pay back the money he borrowed. 这个短语源于莎士比亚戏剧《威尼斯商人》，其中放债人夏洛克要安东尼还债，如不能还，就要从他身上割一磅肉。 |