15.two/three strikes and you're out【律】<尤美>三振出局法, 三振法(对累犯给予重判的量刑准则)
16.to have a strike against you<美,非正式>(have a bad point)有不利因素;有缺点
When I got out I couldn't find any work, and for being an ex-con, that was a strike against me.我出狱后找不到工作, 曾经的囚犯身份对我不利。