"Root for the underdog" nghĩa là gì?

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'Root for the underdog' có 'root for' là ủng hộ (ai đang gặp khó khăn), underdog là người lép vế, nạn nhân của sự bất công -> cụm từ này nghĩa là ủng hộ người yếu thế.

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In sports and in life, people tend to root for the underdog. In business, not so much. When it comes to money, many need to have a confident feeling they’ll be getting theirs back. Use this concept to your advantage.

Herein lies your conclusion: It’s more fun to root for the underdog. That would be both the figurative underdog and the literal one, as despite leading after three rounds, Mickelson was +160 to win the tournament to Woods’ +125.

Readers on the liberal left, on the other hand, are likely to applaud the authors’ many highly thoughtful proposals to counter growing inequality. But while liberals tend to root for the underdog, white males have not been first in line for their sympathy.

As much as I like to root for the underdog, especially when the stakes involve COVID-19, AIM stock is a long shot at best. Worse, if history is any indication and barring a Hail Mary product breakthrough, today’s plug on life support for the stock will be pulled with 100% certainty.

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