“knock yourself out” 把自己敲晕？

The Economist December 18th 2021 United States

老规矩，不确定就查字典。

1.（尤指因为撞到头部）使自己不省人事

2. 使……筋疲力尽

3. 请便

to please yourself; to do as you wish

此外， 顺便也讲下“row”.

查字典，row的有很多含义，此处就不一一贴图了：

“row” 既可作名词，也可作动词。

n. 一行，列，排，街道名称，争吵，纠纷，严重分歧，很大的噪音

v. 划船，争吵，吵闹

根据字典，结合文章，猜测标题中”row”为动词，意为“争吵”，整个标题 “Rowing about Christmas” 意思是 “关于圣诞节的争吵”、“圣诞节之争”。

标题中”Knock yourself out”意为“请便”，整个副标题“Knock yourself out, Fox: Americans have vied over Christmas for 400 years”意思是“不管怎样，你请便，福克斯：美国人已经为圣诞节竞争了400年”。

文章结尾段

“Fox’s grandstanding is just another effort to turn a buck from the festival. Its War on Christmas is no more real than the elf. Whether he knew it or not, by contrast, Mr Tamanaha’s Saturnalian rampage was a deeply traditional festive act. It was the sort of thing the Pilgrim Fathers banned Christmas to prevent. “

也说明福克斯的哗众取宠只是为了从电影节中赚一笔。不管怎样，你请便，种种事件均为节日行为。

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