"Mutt and Jeff" nghĩa là gì?

"Mutt and Jeff" = Mutt và Jeff (bắt nguồn từ bộ truyện tranh cùng tên năm 1907 của Mỹ) -> nghĩa là cái tên gán cho đôi bạn khác nhau hoàn toàn, nhất là về chiều cao; nghĩa khác là bị điếc (jeff vần với deaf); nghĩa nữa là (cách thẩm vấn) "cảnh sát tốt, cảnh sát xấu".

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Likewise, Coco and Mallory were using their real names under the identity spell, and Coco has maintained her relationship with her real family up until the moment they’re incinerated in a nuclear blast. And Coco, at least, seems pretty much like the same person before and after the spell. Brock and Mr. Gallant, by contrast, are completely different than Mutt and Jeff — but for the spell to really work that change would be necessary considering Jeff and Mutt are devoted servants of Satan.

"Stockman and Barretta" got the most important lead assignments in the Muny AAA League, AAABA and sectional high school and college games. "Jerry thought I looked like Robert Blake in the television series, 'Baretta,' " said his longtime umpiring partner Paul Lisacchi. "I was 'Baretta' to him." Together, the Mutt and Jeff combination of the 6-foot-5-inch Stockman and the much-shorter Lisacchi formed what many consider the best local umpiring team, especially in the 1970s. "Those were great times," Lisacchi remembered. "We would referee Randy Smith League games at Martin Luther King Park, then take our $10 or $12 and drink it up at the bar across the street."

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