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有谁知道from hoof to hook是一个短语吗？

我看一个电视节目，里面一个屠宰场的屠夫说I know the trade from hoof to hook and i love it. 我想知道from hoof to hook是否标准的短语？表示行业的一切情况？谢谢。

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The “hoof” is the horny encasing of the feet in some animals, such as the ox and horse; and the “hook” is a curved piece of metal for suspending something.

When the words “hoof” and “hook” are used together, they mean “live” (hoof) or butchered (hook) animals. The phrase “from hoof to hook” is used sometimes as an idiom.

In your example, “I know the trade from hoof to hook”, it means that the butcher knows how to keep live animals and how to butcher them and preserve the meat.

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