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"Measure the drapes" nghĩa là gì?
26 Feb, 2020
Tôi hy vọng là không có ai bị đuổi việc. Photo by mentatdgt from Pexels
"Measure the drapes" = đo cái rèm -> lên kế hoạch/ âm mưu thay thế vị trí của ai (công việc, chính trị...).
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On the other side, the Sanders people have started measuring the drapes already. People supporting other candidates (ứng viên) are being told to get in line or get the hell out.
That time, the reception (tiếp nhận) seemed far less effusive, almost chilly. "The feeling just wasn't the same." Was he imagining things? No. It turned out that Machiavelli was figuratively (ẩn dụ) measuring the drapes in Hammond's office.
Okay, technically the real 44th U.S. president and first lady aren’t measuring the drapes for an art-vacation; instead the acclaimed (ca ngợi, hoan nghênh) “President Barack Obama”portrait by Kehinde Wiley and the “Michelle Obama” portrait by Amy Sherald will take up residence at the Houston museum March 25-May 30, 2022.
Politico uncorked (phơi bày) the latest left-wing conspiracy (âm mưu) in an article headlined: Democrats (Đảng Dân chủ) are already bracing for a ‘hostile’ (thù địch) Trump transition. They’re not measuring any drapes. But Democrats fear Trump and his aides won’t meet, share documents or otherwise cooperate in a handover of power.
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