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● (have , get , want , etc .) your pound of ˈflesh the full amount that sb owes you , even if this will cause them trouble or suffering （不顾别人死活要讨回）应得的东西ORIGINFrom Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice , in which the moneylender Shylock demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio's body if he could not pay back the money he borrowed .源自莎士比亚的《威尼斯商人》。如果安东尼奥不能偿还借款，放债者夏洛克就要割他身上的一磅肉抵债。See also flesh |