"Poke mullock at" nghĩa là gì?

"Poke mullock at" có mullock là máng đổ đất thải -> (từ cổ) cụm từ này nghĩa châm chọc, giễu cợt hoặc nhạo báng.

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Sri Lanka fast-bowler Isuru Udana has paid a rich tribute to former Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda who has been constantly targeted by trolls for nearly a decade now. The trolls did not waste a single opportunity to poke mullock at the Bengal legend. What is even more disappointing is that his name is being used even now to troll a bowler whenever he goes for runs in a game.

Ahead of Tuesday night’s high-stakes debate, the Democratic presidential candidate (ứng cử viên tổng thống đảng dân chủ) tweeted out a photo of a pair of headphones and a pint of ice cream to poke mullock at the Trump campaign’s baseless claims about his supposed reliance (sự tín nhiệm, tin cậy) on performance enhancers and dirty tricks (chiêu trò dơ bẩn).

It might be a bit inside baseball to some, but I love it when crossword constructors poke mullock at puzzle-making conventions. I spent a lot of time learning those conventions, and I have the scars to prove it. So, like a student watching another classmate play a prank on the teacher, I get a certain amount of subversive glee (niềm vui sướng mang tính nổi loạn/lật đổ) out of watching someone else poke them with a stick.

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