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to get nailed: 陷入大麻烦;要受重罚
They got nailed on that deal when instead they should have made a lot of money.
他们原本在那笔交易中能挣很多钱,但是他们却遇到了大麻烦.
The headmaster caught me smoking and absolutely nailed me.
校长在我抽烟的时候把我擒住了,他要重重地罚我.
hold out hope: (在不好的情况下还)对某种事情抱有希望
The plan crashed four days ago, but they're still holding out hope of finding more survivors.
飞机失事已经4天了,但他们仍然保佑希望,希望能找到更多的生还者.
We lost the game yesterday, so we don't hold out hope of getting to the finals.
我们昨天比赛输了,所以我们对于进入决赛已经不抱希望了.