put one's finger in the dyke

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To attempt to temporarily stop or stem an impending disaster, particularly when the effort is too small to fully address the scale of the problem. idiomatic,informal

词形变化

puts one's finger in the dyke present,singular,third-person putting one's finger in the dyke participle,present put one's finger in the dyke participle,past put one's finger in the dyke past
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