pump the brakes
中文釋義
踩剎車；放慢速度；冷靜一下 — 比喻減慢、停止過激行為
To slow down and reconsider a decision before proceeding.
常用搭配
- pump the brakes a bit稍微放緩
- pump the brakes on spending收緊開支
- time to pump the brakes該冷靜了
例句
- Let's pump the brakes before we book a non-refundable trip.訂不可退的行程前，我們先冷靜一下。
- The board pumped the brakes on the aggressive expansion plan.董事會叫停了激進的擴張計劃。