| 词组 | best-laid schemes of mice and men |
| 释义 | Idiom best-laid plans of mice and men and best-laid schemes of mice and men Theme: PLANNING the best thought-out plans of anyone. (Mice and men is fixed order.)If a little rain can ruin the best-laid plans of mice and men, think what an earthquake might do!The best-laid schemes of mice and men are often disturbed by any small matter. the best-laid schemes of mice and menSaid when something ends poorly or differently than expected, despite preparations for success. It is an abbreviated version of the line, "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley" (go astray), from Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse," which itself is a play on the proverb "the best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray." I always thought our marriage was stable and that we'd be together forever. I guess it's true what they say, though, the best-laid schemes of mice and men and all that. A: "I've been working on this project for six months, and now, right before it's due, they tell me they want something completely different." B: "That's rough. The best-laid schemes of mice and men, I suppose." |
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