brassed off

(Brit. informal)exasperated

(英，非正式)厌烦的，恼怒的，满腹牢骚的

a brass farthing

[with negative](informal)no money or assets at all

(非正式)小钱；微乎其微的量

she hasn't got two brass farthings to rub together.

她一无所有。

get down to brass tacks

(informal)start to consider the basic facts or practical details

(非正式)讨论实质问题

the brass ring

(N. Amer. informal)success, typically as regarded as a reward for ambition or hard work

(北美，非正式)成功的机遇；发财的机会

where there's muck there' brass