When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
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adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的;
v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗，嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 象，大象;
?? 大象尾巴上有螞蟻(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
這座新辦公大樓成了昂貴的擺設。
近義：jumbo
adj. （常指動物腿）后面的;在后的;（通常與can或could連用）嘮叨不停;滔滔不絕;
n. 雌鹿;石斑魚;<古>鄉下人;<英>有經驗的農場工人;
"The horse reared up on its hind legs."
那匹馬后腿前立，站了起來。
近義：doe, hindmost, back, posterior, postern, puisne
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高級);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合適的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高標準地;
n. 佼佼者;（個人的）最高水平;最重要的優越性;最好的東西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打敗，勝過;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最優秀的演員。
近義：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反義：badder, baddest, worse