the first turn of the screw pays all debts

谚语
美 /θə‿fɚɹst‿tɚn‿ʌv‿θə‿skɹu‿peɪ̯z‿ɑl‿dɛts/

英文释义

谚语
  1. One's problems on shore may be forgotten at the first turn of one's ship's propeller.
    — On the one hand was Martyn's dictum that the 'first turn of the screw pays all debts';
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