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"Cry foul" nghĩa là gì?
01 Jan, 2016
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'Cry foul' có từ cry là kêu gào và foul là điều xấu; vì thế cụm từ này nghĩa là cực lực lên án, phản đối về những điều sai trái, bất công có thật hoặc do tưởng vậy (protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice).
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With a weak opposition, an election in the bag (cuộc bầu cử bỏ túi) and buoyant approval ratings, the government of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, would hardly seem to have much to fight against. Yet it is waging an increasingly heavy-handed campaign to intimidate (hăm dọa) the media. Even pro-government journalists are crying foul.
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there's no need to be too eager to cry 'stinking fish', but the client must never be deceived by false promises.
A: "And I'm awful at doing reports."
B: "Come on, buddy, don't cry stinking fish! You're so talented and have so much to offer the company—don't put yourself down!