Forth Bridge

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

the ˌForth ˈBridge 7 [Forth Bridge] BrE NAmE noun
From the name of a very large bridge over the river Forth in Scotland.
Idiom: ↑like painting the Forth Bridge

Culture:
The Forth Rail Bridge was built near ↑Edinburgh in 1890 and is considered one of the greatest engineering achievements of its period. Most British people know the story that it is always being painted, because when the painters have finished painting it from one end to the other, it is necessary to start at the beginning again. There is also a road bridge that was built beside the Forth Rail Bridge in 1964. It is a suspension bridge (= a bridge hanging from cables supported by towers at each end) and one of the longest of its kind in the world