"Make the right noises" nghĩa là gì?

"Make (all) the right/correct noises" nghĩa là đưa ra những quyết định, lời phải nói, theo như mong đợi của mọi người (thay vì những điều muốn nói).

Ví dụ

He had to be careful though and make the right noises at the right time especially when it came to those stupid in—laws of his trying to make trouble for him.

Many governments recently have escaped charges of complicity (tội đồng lõa) in domestic violence (bạo lực gia đình) simply by making the right noises and doing the bare minimum to combat it.

He sobbed and pleaded with his elephant, throat straining, failing to make the right noises of command. Soon he could not even remember the right noises to make. “Please, Mumu! Pleeeeaase! Pleeeeaaaase don't let him kill me!” he wept (khóc).

The trouble is, not everyone makes the right noises. Some people, it's like I see jagged (lởm chởm) shapes; vicious (đồi bại), sharp things, dark and muddy. Other people it's like everything is smooth and round and soft, and glowing in such incredible warm shades.

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