“Pester the life out of" nghĩa là gì?

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“Pester the life out of (one)” có pester là làm phiền, quấy rầy -> cụm từ này nghĩa là khiến ai khó chịu, quấy rầy, làm phiền cuộc sống của ai rất nhiều (rất dai dẳng).

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He used to pester the life out of me every Saturday. The first cabinet I built was an 8×12, and I had the top angled to give it some shape.

"My nanna was like his second mum. He'd ring her every day, pester the life out of her, but she loved him to death and is still struggling without him. She's 74. She didn't think she'd outlive one of her grandkids.

Ms. Rentz offered her counsel. “I think,” she said, “we’ve got to pester the life out of these people.” For most of her 74 years, Ms. Rentz was a mildly attentive Republican; since retiring eight years ago as a high school French teacher, she was content (hài lỏng, mãn nguyện) to spend her time gardening, knitting and spoiling her grandchildren.

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