thereby hangs a tale
短语
英文释义
短语
- Used to indicate that something requires a long story or explanation to fully understand.
词源
Coined by William Shakespeare in 1623 in "As you Like it," act 2, scene 7:
: And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
: And then from hour to hour we rot and rot,
: And thereby hangs a tale.
: And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
: And then from hour to hour we rot and rot,
: And thereby hangs a tale.
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