词组 | reopening |
释义 | (redirected from reopening)open old woundsTo bring up or remind someone of a painful, tragic, or unfortunate past event or situation. Seeing Jessica with her new girlfriend opened a lot of old wounds this afternoon. The fight got pretty nasty, and we both started opening old wounds from years ago. reopen old woundsTo bring up or remind someone of a painful, tragic, or unfortunate past event or situation. Seeing Jessica with her new girlfriend reopened a lot of old wounds this afternoon. The fight got pretty nasty, and we both started reopening old wounds from years ago. open old woundsorreopen old woundsIf something or someone opens old wounds or reopens old wounds, they remind you of an unpleasant experience in the past that you would prefer to forget. I didn't raise the subject again — I was in no hurry to open old wounds. It is said that the row is reopening old wounds among Conservative MPs. reopen old ˈwoundsremind somebody of something unpleasant that happened or existed in the past: Look, let’s try not to reopen any old wounds this time, OK? |
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