"Built on sand" nghĩa là gì?


"Built on sand" = xây trên cát -> nghĩa là xây dựng, thành lập trên nền tảng kém vững chắc. 

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A shaky foundation (cơ sở) built on sand looks like this: Operators get too busy and distracted adding all the new digital ordering channels, contactless solutions (giải pháp), and other pandemic-friendly tools — and forget that if these solutions don't work well with your core foundational transaction engine (the POS) and other vital technologies in your stack — the guest and operator experience will continue to suffer long-term.

The biggest bee in my bonnet (mũ) about the game is that all we seem to care about is Super League, the highest level. But if we don’t have any foundations, it’s built on sand and it’s going to collapse (sụp đổ).

They were never going to make money, they had some funds (quỹ) that they were willing to gamble - just for the fun and for the buzz of it. That was short termism (thuật ngữ) at its best and at its very worst. Yes, it was great at the time but it was never going to last, their ambition for a magic carpet ride was built on sand and to a degree was illusionary.

The names and functions (chức năng) of the three branches (nhánh) of government, how bills are passed and how election systems are supposed to work. The USA used to have an excellent reputation for education. We cannot build on sand anymore.

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