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"Fish and guests smell after three days" nghĩa là gì?
16 Jul, 2021
"Fish and guests smell after three days" = cá và khách bốc mùi sau ba ngày -> nghĩa là khách đến nhà không nên ở quá ba ngày.
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I thought about giving up many times. I didn’t plan to illustrate (minh họa) children’s books. An illustrated postcard based on the proverb ‘Fish and guests smell after three days’ was spotted by an art director at Kingfisher publishers.
America desperately (tuyệt vọng) tried to get rid of us. Yet here we stand, Rick Santorum. Our stories and histories (lịch sử) and bodies are going nowhere, white man. We are resilient (kiên cường). We are stewards (quản lý) of the land. People like Rick Santorum are just guests, and, as the saying goes, both fish and guests stink after three days.
Don't overstay (ở lâu quá). Remember Ben Franklin's "fish and guests stink after three days" mantra (thần chú) and you just may be invited back. And if you’re a really good guest you may be invited for an extended stay, so leave wiggle room in your plans.
You may have heard the expression that fish and guests stink after three days. I have put “three” in a new saying: Leaders stink after three years. If you want…
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