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"Stung to the quick" nghĩa là gì?
28 Jun, 2020
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"Stung to the quick" có từ stung là đốt, chích -> cụm từ này nghĩa là tổn thương sâu sắc về mặt cảm xúc/tinh thần.
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The government seems to have been stung to the quick by media reports that India’s direct tax collections declined (sụt giảm) in FY20, interrupting the three-year trend of high tax buoyancy (sức nổi).
The american president seems to have been stung to the quick by the taunting (lời cay độc), but also by the critics on its movement in the church of Saint John, he spoke again in the interview Wednesday.
The show – or more likely the 10-second excerpt (đoạn trích) that set off an online frenzy (điên cuồng) – had stung him to the quick and he felt he had to respond. At the same time, it was not enough for him to berate (mắng mỏ) her – implying that as an Indian representing her country, she ought to have known better – he also got his deep-rooted anger against Muslims off his chest.
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