drive a coach and horses through somethingDESTROYto destroy an argument, plan etc completely 彻底推翻某事,摧毁某事 〔指论点、计划等〕 The new bill will drive a coach and horses through recent trade agreements. 这项新法案将彻底推翻最近达成的贸易协定。
drive a coach and horses through something• But how useful would such a right be anyway, if an intelligence agency can drive a coach and horses through it?• Callinicos drives a coach and horses through postmodernism; well and good.
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