man bites dog
短语
英文释义
短语
- A situation that is worth reporting on because it is unusual or bizarre.
词源
Shortened version of a phrase attributed to various 19th-century journalists: "When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news."
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