"Red in tooth and claw" nghĩa là gì?

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"Red in tooth and claw" = răng và móng vuốt nhuốm đỏ -> nghĩa là dùng chiến thuật tàn nhẫn trong xung đột, cạnh tranh.

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There’s such a thing as a politician (chính trị gia) red in tooth and claw; a blistering (làm phồng) orator (nhà hùng biện) temperamentally (thất thường) suited to the most cut-and-thrust aspects of political life.

Queensland politics may not seem cerebral (não = quan trọng) but nor does much of Australian politics. What makes the state different from others is a wonderful, red in tooth and claw combativeness. Opponents aim low and below the belt and often past the statistics.

Anyone who doubts that such a thing can happen in a country committed to capitalism (chủ nghĩa tư bản), red in tooth and claw, had better read about the break-up of Standard Oil a century ago. Now similar statutory (luật định) intervention (can thiệp) is being discussed by the European Union (Liên minh Châu Âu), where proposals include forcing Big Tech to sell subsidiaries (công ty con).

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