dead men's shoes

口语·描述靠他人离开获得机会
例句
He got the promotion only because of dead men's shoes when his boss retired.
典故来源 源于旧时职场或军队中，只有上级去世或离职，下级才能晋升，如同穿上死者的鞋子。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

dead [dɛd]
adj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的; adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度; n. 死者;（死一样的）寂静;极寒时候;
shoes [[ʃu:z]]
n. 鞋子（shoe的复数）

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