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单词 behind the eight ball
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behind the eight ball

idiom
(alsobehind the 8 ball)
in adifficultsituationor in aworsesituationthan otherpeople:
If you don't get theinvestigationgoingrightaway, you put yourself behind the eightball.
Manyfamiliesin thiscountryare still behind the eightballand do notenjoythe samestandardoflivingthat otherpeopleenjoy.
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(Definition ofbehind the eight ballfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/behind-the-eight-ball##
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