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"Neither fish nor fowl" nghĩa là gì?
20 May, 2016
Rõ là cá vàng. Photo courtesy Anastasia R.
'Neither fish nor fowl' (chẳng phải cá cũng chẳng phải gà) nghĩa là một vật/điều không có đặc điểm cụ thể, không thể xếp vào hạng/loại nào được cả (not one or the other, not something fitting any category under discussion); không đáng giá(?).
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