"A stick to beat him with" nghĩa là gì?

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"A stick to beat someone with" = một cái gậy để đánh ai đó -> cụm từ này nghĩa là cái cớ để trừng phạt ai.

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“We didn’t see any discernible (có thể nhận thức rõ, có thể thấy rõ) difference in the Premier League, which is not a stick to beat him with because it’s a tough league and they weren’t doing very well at all – they were really struggling. You’ve got to look at how they approached the start to the Championship.

"It's a bit difficult to play with Messi for Argentina because we both play in the same position. I'm the one who has to adapt to make him feel comfortable." His words weren't let slide, either, and they were held against Dybala and used by his critics as a stick to beat him with.

For all the success Alan Shearer enjoyed during a decade-long spell at his hometown club, most notably netting 206 goals to become their all-time top scorer, his lack of trophies is often used as a stick to beat him with, especially because he turned his back on Manchester United to return to Tyneside from Blackburn Rovers in a then world-record £15million in 1996.

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