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"Behind the eight ball" nghĩa là gì?
25 Jul, 2019
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"Behind the eight ball" = phía sau quả số 8; trong Bi-a, "eight ball" là quả bóng số 8 và là quả cuối cùng (mới) được bắn vào lỗ. Nếu quả số 8 lỡ bay vào lỗ sớm thì người chơi sẽ thua, nên họ thường tránh điều đó xảy ra; cụm từ này nghĩa là trong tình huống khó khăn, trong thế bất lợi.
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The huge cash disparity (sự chênh lệch lớn) puts Democrats (Đảng Dân chủ) behind the eight-ball in the time-and money-consuming process of building out strong voter contact programs in the states that will determine whether Trump gets reelected (tái bầu cử).
At that level, European buyers “automatically start behind the eight ball,” Upadhyaya said. But back then, the Federal Reserve was raising benchmark interest rate (lãi suất chuẩn). Since the Fed’s more dovish pivot in 2019, the same hedging (bảo hiểm rủi ro) scenario costs have dropped to 275 basis points. Those costs have room to fall further if the U.S. central bank cuts rates later this month as expected.
The Astros were able to outlast the Rangers last night to make it 3 in a row and help stay ahead of the A’s, who defeated Minnesota in a comeback win last night. It’s good to see some better baseball being played in the last three games after looking a little out of it to start the second half. Hopefully they can keep it going and earn a series win tonight so they don’t have to play behind the eight ball for a series loss on Sunday.
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