単語 "pound of flesh" の日本語での意味
"pound of flesh" は英語で何を意味しますか？Lingolandと一緒にこの単語の意味、発音、具体的な使い方を学びましょう
pound of flesh
US /paʊnd əv flɛʃ/
UK /paʊnd əv flɛʃ/
慣用句
当然の権利, 厳格な要求
something that is owed and that someone insists on having, even if it causes suffering to the person who owes it
例:
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The landlord demanded his pound of flesh, evicting the family despite their pleas.
家主は当然の権利を主張し、家族の懇願にもかかわらず立ち退かせた。
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After the company went bankrupt, the creditors came for their pound of flesh.
会社が倒産した後、債権者たちは当然の権利を求めてやってきた。