English Dictionary

blood in the water

名詞

慣用表現 不可算名詞

(idiomatic) In a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).

日本語の意味

競争状況において、一方が明白な弱点や脆弱性を露呈することにより、相手側に対してさらなる期待やプレッシャーが生じる状態 / 対決や競争の中で、明確な弱さが見えることで、相手にとって勝利が容易に感じられる局面

When the startup missed its quarterly target, investors smelled blood in the water and competitors moved quickly to poach its clients.

スタートアップが四半期の目標を達成できなかったとき、投資家は弱みにつけこむ好機を察知し、競合他社は顧客を引き抜くためにすぐに動いた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) In a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).

The first reason Powell gave to explain Carter's press miseries was the idea of blood in the water—that more bad press goes to those who have just had bad press. Almost nobody in main-stream politics is as likely as a fourth-year incumbent to have just come off a stint of bad press.