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"Dutch uncle" nghĩa là gì?
25 Oct, 2019
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"Dutch uncle" = người chú Hà Lan -> cụm từ này nghĩa là người đưa ra lời khuyên thẳng thắn, nhiều khi mang tính chất chỉ trích, phê bình hơi gay gắt.
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“There are some people who need the ‘Dutch Uncle’ to wake them up financially, to tell them ‘you cannot spend any more money on credit cards buying your children stuff. We’re going to get you straightened out and get you on the straight-and-narrow,’” he says.
A Dutch uncle is someone most people would want to avoid. Someone who talks to you like a Dutch uncle is usually berating or admonishing you. Unless of course you have an uncle who is actually from the Netherlands in which case he might be very nice and never tell you off.
Definitions of a “Dutch uncle” vary from someone who gives firm, benevolent advice to someone who issues frank or harsh comments. The origin of this phrase is unclear, but most seem to think that it also came about during the wars of the 17th and 18th century. Used as an insult, a “Dutch uncle” is the opposite of a typical friendly, caring uncle. Presumably, the phrase refers to the stern quality attributed to the Dutch.
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