throw a bone to

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to. idiomatic
    — There was considerable uneasiness in the bosoms of others of the Directors. […] [T]hey knew that Lord Alfred had sold shares, and had received the profit. […] And if there was so much cause to fear Lord Alfred that it was necessary to throw him a bone, why should not they also make themselves feared?

词形变化

throws a bone to present,singular,third-person throwing a bone to participle,present threw a bone to past thrown a bone to participle,past

词源

An allusion to the act of throwing a bone as food to a hungry dog.
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