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“Tell where to get off” nghĩa là gì?
28 May, 2020
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“Tell (one) where to get off” = nói với ai nơi xuống xe/rời khỏi xe nhanh -> nghĩa là chửi rủa, la mắng và nói với thái độ giận dữ với ai.
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[Laughs] I'm not her boss and she can tell me where to get off anytime she likes, she can do what she likes. That's a really big shift in it.
"She was always very principled. If you don't want to be criticised for the things you do wrong, don't go to Mama Winnie. She will tell you where to get off.
"If you want constructive criticism (sự phê bình mang tính xây dựng), she will tell you honestly what you were doing right and what you were doing wrong." Her mentorship had had a natural parental feeling about it, and he and his colleagues always listened to what she had to say. "I took it [her advice] to heart, and that she meant well. She would say, 'as a spokesperson, this is how you say things', as a young man, 'this is how you should conduct yourself'.
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