"All at sea" nghĩa là gì?

"All at sea" có at sea là hoang mang, bối rối, không hiểu/không biết làm thế nào -> cụm từ này nghĩa là hoàn toàn khó xử, lúng túng và khó giải quyết.

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The President was all at sea, like a fish ensnared on the line of interviewer Jonathan Swan, who systematically exposed his inarticulate and otherworldly views about Covid-19 and other key issues of domestic and foreign policy.

Calleary’s presence at the dinner was crucial to what followed. He was a member of the Government that was tasked with navigating the country through the current crisis. In the public mind, the administration was all at sea.

Speaking in the Commons, Mr Blackford said: “Yesterday the prime minister told his cabinet (nội các, chính phủ), ‘I am no great nautical (biển, hàng hải) expert but sometimes it is necessary to tack here and there in response to the facts as they change’. “It was surprisingly honest from the prime minister to admit his government is all at sea, a UK Government now defined by eight U-turns in eight months.

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