He never actually tells lies, but he often sails pretty close to the wind.

他实际上从不撒谎，但说的话常迹近撒谎。

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Ketch RIGS generally do not sail as fast or as close to the wind as a sloop.

不如单桅帆船快或者贴近风向。

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Galleon’s traders were encouraged to sail close to the wind—as one put it, you “get an edge or you’re gone”.

帆船集团的人被鼓励顶风而行，正如一个人所说的，你“要么站在边上，要么就掉下去”。

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The final reason businesses fail is simply that they sail too close to the wind.

FORBES: Why Businesses Fail.

Neotnatal units in Welsh hospitals are "skirting close to the wind", due the serious shortage of cots, according to Dr Sybil Barr.

BBC: Children and Young People Committee

Sometimes it involves tax havens, opportunism, the coaxing and bullying of officials (including those from Magdalen), and sailing close to the wind.

ECONOMIST: Living on his wits