"For want of a better word" nghĩa là gì?



"For want of a better word" = (thật ra) muốn nói hay hơn -> được dùng khi người nói không thể tìm được câu phù hợp.

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If it’s warmth (ấm áp) and waterproofness you are after, you need to look for an overshoe (giày rộng) with some sort of treatment on the outer layer to repel the rain. These will still probably be made of neoprene but will look a bit more rubbery (for want of a better word). 

It required one person at the helm (bánh lái) to have a real grasp on what it was that they wanted to achieve, a real and clear vision for what it would ultimately be, and real faith from Diego and I that that would be achieved. There were moments where we were like, ‘There is just no way this can work. It makes no sense. We’re completely lost.’ However, Tara would be there, and the producers said, ‘We’re watching the dailies (nhật báo). It’s working.’ There was a lot of reassurance because it felt so unnatural and, for want of a better word, clunky.

Nuclear armed North Korea, under the Kim dynasty (triều đại), remains well, for want of a better word, North Korea – predictably unpredictable. In between oscillating (lung lay) from threats of unleashing Nuclear Armageddon to sending soft feelers of reconciliation (giải hòa) to staving off (ngăn chặn) an implosion from within, the hermit kingdom continues to confound friends and foes alike.

Personally, there’s also a sense of excitement that comes with the whole thing, too. Like many young people, I know it’ll be a while until I’m able to receive the vaccine, but the idea that it’s coming – that, somewhere down the line, I’ll be able to live my life without fear of spreading the virus to a vulnerable family member and hug my friends without a second thought – feels, for want of a better word, incredible.

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