"Have a nodding acquaintance" nghĩa là gì?
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"Have a nodding acquaintance with someone or something" có acquaintance là hiểu biết sơ sài, người quen -> cụm từ này nghĩa là hiểu biết chút ít về ai hay cái gì đó.
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The problem is that most of the people who have raised these issues, particularly in the government, none of them are specialists. I don’t think any of them even have a nodding acquaintance with statistics.
When would we start discussing the real challenges (khó khăn, thách thức) of a language policy? How do we counter (chống lại) this growing menace of English-medium schools where neither the parents nor the teachers have a nodding acquaintance with English?
Chances are you've been invited to the wedding of a person you only have a nodding acquaintance with. This can be your office colleague (đồng nghiệp), a friend of a friend, or even someone in your neighbourhood whom you occasionally say “hello” to. The prospect of getting to eat some buttery chicken curry is inviting, for sure, but we all know you cannot show up empty-handed either.
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