Sting in the Tailとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

sting in the tail (複数形 stings in the tail または stings in tails)

1. Something surprising and unpleasant that concludes a chain of events.

   The Budget comes with a sting in the tail – future tax increases.

   • 2022 December 14, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Tightening the purse strings”, in RAIL, number 972, page 3:

     The sting in the tail is that an appropriate level of service could be far lower than we see today. With funding best described as tight, we look to be entering a painful period for rail.