"Wring his withers" nghĩa là gì?


"Wring (one's) withers" = vắt ai héo mòn, tiều tuỵ  -> nghĩa là buộc ai đáp lại về mặt tình cảm hay tận tâm.

Ví dụ 
The suffering and misery revealed by their letters wring his withers, he is sick in soul, and he himself turns for consolation to religion. 

Another film blatantly crafted to wring our withers ahead of awards season, its heavy-handed stance on morality and conscience end up coming off as cheap and cynical (giễu cợt).

"It did wring her withers," Thomas said gravely seemingly oblivious of the collapse he had caused. He leaned over and lightly kissed his wife's cheek. 

Thùy Dương

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