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"In a pinch" nghĩa là gì?
10 Mar, 2015
Penny pinching. Photo courtesy jenny downing.
'In a pinch' có từ pinch là lúc gay go, lúc bức thiết; vì thế cụm từ này có nghĩa là trong trường hợp cần thiết, nếu cần thiết (in a critical situation; if absolutely necessary, if need be, just possibly).
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