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"Sign her own death warrant" nghĩa là gì?
13 Aug, 2019
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Thành ngữ này có động từ to sign có nghĩa là ký kết và death warrant có nghĩa là lệnh xử tử. Nghĩa đen của thành ngữ này là ký lệnh xử tử cho chính mình, còn nghĩa bóng là tự gây ra thiệt hại cho mình.
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“At a meeting with all the managers of her bank, my sister suggested they invest in more ATMs to cut down on labor costs. They loved the idea. And it proved so successful that they realized that they didn’t need as many tellers (người thu ngân)...like my sister. Her services were no longer needed and she signed her own death warrant (tự đưa mình vào chỗ “chết”).”
“One of my best selling authors became a multi-millionaire with the continuing adventures of ‘Detective X.’ So why did he decide to have his lead character murdered? I don’t understand. He must have known that by doing so he was signing his own death warrant (tự kết liễu chính mình). His long career with the series is now over!”
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