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"A hill of beans" nghĩa là gì?
21 Aug, 2019
Đậu có thể nấu nhiều món mà, sao lại bị gán cho cái mác không giá trị nhỉ? Photo by George Becker on Pexels
'A hill of beans' = một núi đậu -> thứ không mấy quan trọng, giá trị hay đáng giá.
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When I ask the question, “What are you doing to develop the next generation?” I usually hear a lot of lip service and superficial (hời hợt) things that, in most cases, don’t add up to a hill of beans.
And yet, when it came time to take down the only person who stood in his way, Jon's Targaryen heritage (thừa kế) didn't seem to be worth a hill of beans. According to actor Kit Harington, that's because his choice was based on turning his back on that blood.
The people of Hong Kong are in the streets fighting for these things. We should be, too. The protesters in Hong Kong are making a conscious statement that the pursuit of happiness involves more than just money, that all the dollars in the world don’t amount to a hill of beans if you’re not free to say what’s on your mind.
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