意味:
addaxes
n. アダックス, アフリカ北部の砂漠に生息する細くらせん状になった角をもつ大形レイヨウ
axes イディオム
death and taxes
Idiom(s): death and taxes
Theme: DAYDREAM
death, which is inevitable, and the payment of taxes, which is unavoidable. (A saying that emphasizes the rigor with which taxes are collected. Fixed order.)
• There is nothing as certain on this old planet as death and taxes.
• Max said he could get out of anything except death and taxes.
death and taxes, certain as
death and taxes, certain as
Also, sure as death and taxes. Bound to occur, inevitable, as in His business is going to fail, certain as death and taxes. This phrase was invented by Benjamin Franklin in a letter (1789) and has been repeated ever since, the government's recurring need for revenue probably assuring its continued popularity.