龍年到～來學「龍片語」：tickle the dragon's tail

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今年2024年是甲辰龍年，今天就帶大家來學個跟「龍」有關的片語吧－「tickle the dragon's tail」，光看字面「搔龍尾巴癢」就知道是個危險行為吧？沒錯～這句片語就是用來表達「魯莽冒險，引火自焚」，來看例句：

tickle the dragon’s tail (phr.) 魯莽冒險，引火自焚

Todd insisted on going fishing during a typhoon. It's like tickling the dragon's tail! Unfortunately, he slipped and fell into the sea.

Todd 堅持要在颱風期間去釣魚，簡直就是引火自焚！不幸的是，他滑倒掉進了海中。

• tickle (v.) 使發癢