"Play gooseberry" nghĩa là gì?

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"Play gooseberry (quả lý gai)" = đi kèm theo một cô gái để giữ gìn; đi kèm theo một cặp tình nhân để giữ gìn; kỳ đà cản mũi người ta đang hẹn hò.

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"All your cared about is that I'd found someone and left you behind to play gooseberry to Billy and Paul." "Eileen showing her true colours.

Ed was only too happy to play gooseberry to the pair, despite reportedly having dated former country and western singer Swift, 25, two years ago. Stocky Sheeran had earlier come face-to-face with his waxwork (hình nhân bằng sáp, vật nặn bằng sáp) at New York’s Madame Tussaud’s, approving of his likeness.

Everyday life may be full of funny moments, but it’s fair to say that most of them aren’t found during the commute to work; traffic jams (ùn tắc giao thông), roadworks and incompetent drivers raise stress levels like little else. The prospect of watching two people make small talk in a confined space as inane (ngớ ngẩn, vô nghĩa) radio jingles play gooseberry in the background doesn’t sound like a promising start for a comedy series.

Ka Tina

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