Idiom of the Day
keep your nose clean
不惹事生非
Today: Sat, 17 Oct 2020
Meaning:
If you keep your nose clean, you stay out of trouble by making sure you don't do anything wrong.
如果keep your nose clean,請確認你沒有做錯任何事,以避免遇到各種麻煩。
For example:
Our son Michael is in trouble with the police again. I really wish he'd learn to keep his nose clean.我們的兒子麥可又在與警察鬧矛盾了。 我真的希望他能不惹事生非。It's important for sport's stars to keep their noses clean because they make a lot of money for endorsing products, and they could lose this income if they got into trouble with the law.對於體育明星來說,不惹事生非很重要,因為他們為代言產品賺了很多錢,如果他們遇到法律糾紛,他們可能會失去這些收入。
Quick Quiz
If George doesn't keep his nose clean he'll
a. get sick b. go to jail c. get smelly