your pound of flesh

释义

1. (have, get, want, etc.) your pound of flesh

   （不顾别人死活要讨回）应得的东西

   the full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering

电影里这样说 · 8 部

• But too many countries want their pound of flesh.Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
• A pound of flesh?Se7en1995
• A pound of flesh?The Gentlemen2020
• You really want your pound of flesh.The Guns of Navarone1961
• Take then your bond, take then your pound of flesh, but in the cutting of it, if you do shed one drop of Christian blood,The Merchant of Venice2004

在完整场景里学

• 绅士们2020
  • 豪宅里兜售故事报价：old school（老派）
  • 饭局上互相试探：pull the plug on（叫停）
  • 带买家参观大麻帝国：pay top dollar（出最高价）

同一词条的短语

• in for a penny, in for a pound
• prevention is better than cure
• pound out