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"Die on the vine" nghĩa là gì?
05 Apr, 2017
Photo courtesy Larry Jacobsen.
'Die on the vine' = chết trên giàn nho, nghĩa đen là (hoa quả) héo trên cây trước khi được thu hoạch, vì không quan tâm, chăm bón (to shrivel and die before being harvested, due to neglect or lack of resources) và nghĩa bóng là thất bại sớm, ngay ở giai đoạn đầu (be unsuccessful at an early stage, to fail prematurely or not come to fruition, as due to being ignored, neglected, impractical, or without the necessary means to succeed).
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I know you pretty well. I’ll bet the farm that you will not let your business die on the vine.
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