谁知道这是啥意思啊.todrawaspongeacrosssb'sslatetocloseanaccountwith

Question

谁知道这是啥意思啊.
to draw a sponge across sb's slate
to close an account with

Answer 1

close an account with 与...结清帐目
to draw a sponge across sb's slate字面上应该是指把某人的名字从石板上抹去吧,具体什么意思我就不清楚了...
给你个例子：
Britain had drawn a sponge across her slate.
= Britain was completely wiped out.（wipe out：彻底摧毁）
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