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●(have, get, want, etc.) your pound of ˈfleshthe full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering （不顾别人死活要讨回）应得的东西 ORIGIN From Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, in which the moneylender Shylock demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio's body if he could not pay back the money he borrowed. 源自莎士比亚的《威尼斯商人》。如果安东尼奥不能偿还借款，放债者夏洛克就要割他身上的一磅肉抵债。 See also flesh |