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"Smooth the way" nghĩa là gì?
29 Mar, 2015
Con đường binh nghiệp của George W. Bush khá dễ dàng. Photo courtesy Marion Doss.
'Smooth the way' có từ smooth là trôi chảy, êm thấm, vuốt cho mượt -> cụm từ này có nghĩa là giúp cho ai đó hay việc gì xảy ra dễ dàng hơn (to make it easier for someone to do something or for something to happen), dàn xếp (làm đủ thủ tục v.v...)
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