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"Not give a continental" nghĩa là gì?
10 Mar, 2021
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"Not give/worth a continental" có continental là tiền do Quốc hội Lục địa phát hành (thời Nội chiến Mỹ) mà sẽ trở nên vô giá trị do mất giá nhanh chóng -> cụm từ này nghĩa là không quan tâm, thờ ơ; 'không đáng một xu'.
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If you think I care what he says, you're wrong—I don't give a continental!
I know you don't give a continental about your room being clean, but can you at least pick the clothes up off the floor once in a while?
Gomersall told The Courier-Mail he was convinced he had refereed well. "I could not give a continental what any of them have to say," Gomersall said.
One has to remember too that, without being offensive, Avensis drivers by and large could not give a continental about performance, other than fuel consumption, preferring to concentrate on simply getting from A to B in an uncomplicated and unproblematic fashion.
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