"The latch string is always out" nghĩa là gì?

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"The latch string is always out" có từ "latch" là chốt cửa. Cụm này nghĩa là luôn luôn được chào đón. 

Ví dụ 
He said to tell you his latchstring was always out. 

So many residents contribute to make the town warm and welcoming, its motto is "Our Latchstring Always Out." 

“His home ‘latch string was always out’ for a stranger or one in distress (buồn bã, mệt mỏi),” J.C. Pearson wrote. “Perhaps few did more for ‘down-and-outers’ (sa cơ lỡ vận) than he.”

And remember whenever you get to Zenith, the latch-string is always out. And don't forget, old boy. If you ever come to Nottingham, Mother and I will be frightfully glad (vô cùng vui mừng) to see you. 

 Thu Phương 

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