close the book on

釋義

1. close the book on sth

   （因相信不會成功或沒有結論而）放棄

   to stop doing sth because you no longer believe you will be successful or will find a solution

   The police have closed the book on the case (= they have stopped trying to solve it).警方已經放棄偵破此案。

電影裡這樣說 · 3 部

• close the fucking book, because we're losing.American History X1998
• Let's just close the book.The Bad Seed1956
• And then she close her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly -The Crucible2014

在完整場景裡學

• 美國X檔案1998
  • 逼學生寫哥哥的論文：here's the drill（規矩是這樣的）
  • 簡報會上放仇恨錄影：pin something on someone（栽贓）
  • 球場上打賭搶地盤：make ends meet（勉強維持生計）
• 薩勒姆的女巫2014
  • 為女巫流言逼問侄女：at stake（岌岌可危）
  • 招魂後指認女巫：conjure up（召喚亡靈）
  • 威脅女孩們封口：breathe a word（走漏半點風聲）

同一詞條的短語

• close its doors
• close your mind to
• close ranks
• close the door on
• shut your ears to
• shut your eyes to
• with your eyes shut
• close down
• close in
• close in
• close off
• close out