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holed below the waterline idiom damaged in a way that is not immediately obvious but that will in the end cause someone or something to fail completely: 破坏造成的短期影响不明显但最终会导致失败的情况 Rising national debt meant any plans for big projects had been holed below the waterline.不断增加的国债意味着任何大型的项目都已经从根本上遭到了破坏。
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