"Put the chill on" nghĩa là gì?

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'Put the chill on someone or something' = tỏ ra lạnh lùng, lãnh cảm với ai hay cái gì -> tảng lờ, không liên hệ, cô lập ai; ngừng lại, làm chậm, giảm bớt cái gì

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Observers question whether the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) will put the chill on Chinese biotech investment in the U.S.

Winter’s arrival has not put the chill on road construction (xây dựng đường sá) as drivers will encounter another weekend freeway closure in Minneapolis.

The new evidence may finally help put the chill on skeptics' (người hoài nghi) belief that long-term global warming occurs in an unpredictable manner, independently of external drivers such as human impacts.

Government officials do not get to hide behind “it was my personal opinion” when they are curtailing (rút ngắn) the free speech rights of citizens. There’s no state in the union where government agents can legally put the chill on political speech.

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