"By guess and by golly" nghĩa là gì?
"By guess and by golly" -> nghĩa là bằng mọi cách, không có suy nghĩ cẩn thận/kĩ lưỡng, dựa vào phỏng đoán và may mắn.
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These days, germination (nảy mầm) data is just a mouse click away. We have corn hybrids that will do everything but pick themselves and haul the grain to the bin. We’ve come a long ways from Grandpa’s “by guess and by golly” seed selection technique, which is primitive compared to my “heads or tails” decision-making system.
“I just went by guess and by golly,” Leitner said of painting before Thomas’ tutelage (giám hộ). “Now, I know about light source and now I know about fundamentals. I only had a grade-school education, but I know the biggest trouble is the American people don’t use language. They don’t know the difference between a period and a comma and need to start learning language again.”
With many photos on the Internet of it, there was plenty of material (vật liệu). I improvised a little, by guess and by golly, but it worked out okay. I design stuff in CAD (Computer Assisted Design) instead of making a bunch of cardboard cutouts. It’s easier to draw in CAD and that data I use throughout the process.
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