suffer an accidental setback 马失前蹄

时间:2021-03-24 08:20:21

(单词翻译:单击)

“马失前蹄”,汉语成语,本指马匹奔跑时前蹄弯折(the horse stumbles,the horse trips);后引申为失算、栽跟斗,发生差错而受挫。可以翻译为“suffer an accidental setback,make a mistake by accident”。
 
例句:
 
此人一辈子做事小心谨慎,但也有马失前蹄的时候。
This man has been cautious all his life, but he’s nonetheless slipped occasionally.

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