near the knuckle
言辭、笑話或幽默在道德或社會標準邊緣或逾越其范圍
口語·形容笑話或言論接近冒犯
英文釋義
to be close to being offensive or crossing a social boundary
例句
That joke was a bit near the knuckle; I wouldn't tell it at a formal dinner.
典故來源
源自19世紀拳擊術語,指拳頭靠近指關節處,比喻言辭接近冒犯的邊界。