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"Beck and call" nghĩa là gì?
08 Aug, 2019
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'Beck and call' = vẫy tay và gật đầu. Từ này thường đi với cụm 'at the/one's beck and call' -> chịu sự sai khiến của ai, ngoan ngoãn vâng lời gọi 'dạ' bảo 'vâng'.
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Is the Law Association at the beck and call of the United National Congress?
Relentless summer heat is no match for the party-hardy Southern California that have become familiar with the annual beck and call of HARD Summer. As the name suggests, the event isn't for the faint of heart, traditionally featuring names on its line-up that continue to top each other in energy as the day goes on.
“We are no longer relevant. The mainstream is dead. Our chief minister will now be a clerk (thư kí/nhân viên) of New Delhi, at the beck and call of the lieutenant governor, and it is he who will call the shots. With what face will we go to the people to ask for votes?” said a close aide of Mehbooba, watching helplessly (bất lực) the security bandobast outside the house of his party boss.
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