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"Pull the plug on" nghĩa là gì?
21 Oct, 2014
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24 hours before my new Kindle Voyage is due to arrive, I turn on the old faithful Kindle and its screen is dead. Photo courtesy Matt Biddulph.
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'Pull the plug on' có từ pull là kéo hay rút ra, và plug là cái phích để cắm vào ổ điện. 'Pull the plug' là rút dây điện ra tức là đình chỉ hay ngưng một điều gì.
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A few hours later, after Fassel decided to pull the plug on Pochman, Bryant was off the practice squad and on the roster (bảng phân công).
With prospects for future sales looking good, ebookers hopes to cash in on the restructuring from earlier this year as it continues to pull the plug on less profitable parts of its business.
There was too much controversy (tranh luận) about that program. We tried editing it again but it was too late. I just got the call that the network (mạng lưới truyền hình) pulled the plug.
Your wife has been in a coma (hôn mê) for several weeks. We did everything we possibly could,and now I have to say I honestly doubt she’ll ever wake up (tỉnh lại). You have a very difficult decision (quyết định) to make. You may have to pull the plug (ngưng mọi việc chữa trị) on her life support.
Railtrack was placed into administration last autumn after Mr Byers pulled the plug on extra subsidies (trợ cấp) for the company, which manages maintenance and infrastructure on Britain's rail network.
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