Robin Hood
noun uk/ˌrɒb.ɪn ˈhʊd/ us/ˈrɑː.bɪn ˌhʊd/
(英国民间传说中的侠盗)罗宾汉
in old English stories, a character who stole money from rich people and gave it to poor people
罗宾汉式的人物,劫富济贫者
someone who takes money and other things from rich people in order to help other people
He is regarded by the poor as a Robin Hood who fought the ruling classes on their behalf. 他被穷人视为罗宾汉式的人物,代表他们与统治阶级做斗争。
Idiom
around Robin Hood's barnidiom US old-fashioned informal绕了很远的路,花了很长时间
going an indirect way to get to your destination, so that it takes a long time
We got so lost that we ended up going around Robin Hood's barn to get to Tom and Diane's new house. 我们迷路了,最后绕了很远的路才找到了汤姆和黛安的新家。