"Dance card is full" nghĩa là gì?
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"Dance card is full" -> nghĩa là bận bịu, không có thời gian đi chơi; tôi kín lịch rồi. Câu này liên tưởng tới danh sách các chàng trai mà chị em dự định khiêu vũ cùng.
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Though her dance card is full, Omar took time to share her thoughts on Norwegian fashion and what changes she’d like to see in the industry (ngành công nghiệp).
Remnant (tàn dư) from the dance card era, people still say “My dance card is full” to indicate that the day is already fully scheduled, also “Please pencil me in” as a request for an appointment (cuộc hẹn) later in the day or days to come. Oddly, the very concept and use of a pencil is becoming as obsolete as a dance card.
Paulson, who led the Treasury between 2006 and 2009 and bailed out the banks during the financial crisis after a late-night call from Warren Buffett, didn't immediately (ngay lập tức) accept the invitation. "My dance card is full," he replied in Bono's telling.
He’s a legend, at least on certain practice tees. His rate starts at $300 an hour, and his dance card is full. There are people who talk about him every day who have never laid eyes on him.
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