“A wide boy” nghĩa là gì?

“A wide boy” = nhóc xảo trá -> nghĩa là người kiếm tiền phi pháp, không chính đáng.

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Wait a minute: Johnson’s press secretary says the PM “does believe in the wider principles of integrity and honesty”. Of course! Cockneys have a term for his sort: he’s a wide boy.

He has one friend, a wide-boy called Turner who teaches him that the way to survive is to keep your head down. But Elwood, still believing in virtue and the teaching of Dr King, keeps a record of the crimes committed, trusting that justice will eventually prevail.

Watto is a bit of a wide boy, and not above underhand tricks to get what he wants, but he clearly has a soft spot for both Anakin and Shmi. Your performance is littered with flinches of regret, shock and warmth which shine through the CGI. Were these discussed with Lucas, or were they translated directly from your on-set performances?

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