get the wooden spoon 受到批评
【讲解】
该习语原指英国剑桥大学授予学位考试不及格者的木匙,即末位奖,现引申为“某人犯了 错误而受批评”。
【对话】
A:What's wrong with John? He seems to he very depressed these days.
A:约翰怎么了?他这几天看起来情绪很不好。
B: He got the wooden spoon for failing to pass the final exam.
B:他期末考试没通过,受到了批评。
A: He deserves it.
A:他自作自受。