"Not by a long chalk" nghĩa là gì?
Nhìn em có vẻ muốn ôm chút nào không? Photo by Hernán Piñera
"Not by a long chalk" = không bằng một viên phấn dài -> cụm từ này nghĩa là không chút nào, chẳng chút nào.
Ví dụ
Bourbon isn’t just about sweetness, not by a long chalk. It can resonate with spiciness, from a red hot pepper vibe, to baking spices like anise, cloves and nutmeg.
It wasn't the first place in the world where colonialism had brought such division, not by a long chalk, but that regrettable piece of legislation gave it a perverse legitimacy (tính hợp pháp).
This observation of Muslims involves academics from a variety of disciplines and although not all their areas of research have anything directly to do with Islam – not by a long chalk – they believe they are able to fathom the "inner truths" of Muslims.
Thảo Nguyễn
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