Mess up a sure thing 煮熟的鸭子飞了

大家好，欢迎来到小强英语。在汉语当中，我们有这么一句俗语——“煮熟的鸭子飞了”，来比喻有把握到手的东西意外失去了，或者是掌握不好机会。“煮熟的鸭子”可以用sure thing来表达，比如说：

You can't lose! It's a sure thing!
你不会失败的！铁定的！

而“煮熟的鸭子飞了”则可以说mess up a sure thing.比如：

Everyone thought he was going to win the election, but with that stupid mistake, he messed up the sure thing.
大伙儿都以为他会在选举中胜出，结果他犯了个愚蠢的错误，煮熟的鸭子飞了。

看来在生活当中，即使成功的机会很大，我们也要小心行事，以免煮熟的鸭子飞了啊！我是小强，下期再会！

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