“Eat his toads” nghĩa là gì?

“Eat one's toads” có toad là người ghê tởm/đáng ghét -> cụm từ này nghĩa là bợ đỡ, nịnh hót.

Ví dụ

That Trump said to the moderator, “I like the way you are doing this” and then proceeded to ignore the rules, not restrain his outbursts or answer the questions. To those of us watching, this demonstrated his misogyny (tính ghét kết hôn, chứng sợ phụ nữ) and privilege. He thought he could eat her toads and then get his way.

When President Donald Trump uses federal funds to provide regular cash infusions to his failing businesses, or directs government benefits to people who eat his toads and pay him money, his corruption (tham nhũng) is grotesque (lố bịch, kệch cỡm). But it’s not inhumane.

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