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"Play a straight bat" nghĩa là gì?
07 Feb, 2020
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"Play a straight bat" = chơi gậy thẳng -> nghĩa là tránh đưa ra câu trả lời trực tiếp cho câu hỏi, nghĩa khác là hành động trung thực, chính trực và đúng đạo đức.
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Smith continued to play a straight bat to questions about his treatment (điều trị) from English crowds, which has been a recurring
(định kỳ) issue since he set foot in the country for the World Cup back in May.
"I hate to play a straight bat to everything, but it doesn't mean much," he said. "Honestly we go out every week - and out here every day at training - working hard for each other, and on match day, for our fans.
Mundy says the RBA tends to play a "straight bat" that sees it avoid tying itself up with early commitments (cam kết) to future policy action and so it's unlikely to give speculators anything new of future interest rate cuts (cắt giảm lãi suất) this Tuesday.
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