(one's) Venus turns out a whelp

An outdated expression used to describe the failure of something that was once expected to be successful. The phrase comes from dice, in which the best roll was once known as a "Venus" and the worst a "canis" (a dog). A "whelp" is a young dog. I thought I was definitely going to get a promotion, but I didn't even get a raise—my Venus turned out a whelp, all right.

词组	(one's) Venus turns out a whelp
释义	(one's) Venus turns out a whelp (one's) Venus turns out a whelp An outdated expression used to describe the failure of something that was once expected to be successful. The phrase comes from dice, in which the best roll was once known as a "Venus" and the worst a "canis" (a dog). A "whelp" is a young dog. I thought I was definitely going to get a promotion, but I didn't even get a raise—my Venus turned out a whelp, all right. See also: out, turn Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: (the) baby needs (new) shoes baby needs a new pair of shoes the baby needs shoes daddy needs (new) shoes daddy needs a new pair of shoes mama needs (new) shoes! mama needs a new pair of shoes buggy buggy whip roll the bones
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