"The devil is in the details" nghĩa là gì?

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'The devil is in the detail(s)' = những chuyện tồi tệ nằm trong những chi tiết nhỏ -> Câu này thường dùng để nói tới những phần nhỏ trong kế hoạch, hành động hay tình huống ... có thể gây ra vấn đề nghiêm trọng. Vì thế khi làm gì cần phải xem xét, cẩn trọng tới từng chi tiết nhé các bạn, không là 'sai một li đi một dặm' luôn đó.

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The devil is in the details, according to Glamore, since small changes to the environment can have a huge impact elsewhere. Introducing a new land mass, for example, could change the way the wind blows across the water in a Lantau channel (kênh), which in turn affects how pollution and effluent (sông nhánh) move around Hong Kong.

The lack of communication from both governments makes it difficult to pinpoint (xác định) why the peace process appears stuck. “As they say, the devil is in the details. We are not so clear what is going on,” said Abebe Aynete, an Addis Ababa-based senior researcher with the Ethiopian Foreign Relations and Strategic Studies think tank.

After 18 years of war in Afghanistan, all sides want peace, but the devil is in the details, said a coalition (liên minh) official, speaking on background. The United States also maintains a counterterrorism effort (nỗ lực chống khủng bố) in the nation, targeting ISIS extremists (quá khích, cực đoan) and al-Qaida. ISIS has made gains in the eastern and northern parts of the country. The group is actively seeking recruits (tân binh), and officials label it as a threat to external attacks in Europe and the United States.

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