"Cut a swathe through" nghĩa là gì?


"Cut a swathe through" = cắt ngang miếng vải -> nghĩa là gây ra thiệt hại lớn về vật chất, con người.

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Lockdowns have cut a swathe through the norms (quy tắc) and conventions of an advanced Western democracy, from the suspension of a state-level parliament to the banning of protests, to military enforcement of the COVID-19 protocols.

It’s been a tough (khó khăn) couple of years for everyone involved in the aviation (hàng không) and travel industries. The COVID pandemic has cut a swathe through both, causing travel to be halted and jobs lost.

When he made the announcement (thông báo) on July 12th, the French vaccination programme was flagging. After a slow start and a booming spring and early-summer, first-vaccinations had slumped (sụt xuống) to less than 170,000 a day. The fourth “Delta” wave of Covid-19 threatened to cut a swathe through the unvaxxed part of the French population.

His smash-mouth, physical style of wrestling warrants (đảm bảo) comparison to Goldberg, the whirlwind (gió lốc) who cut a swathe through WCW in the 90s amassing (chất đống) a legendary undefeated streak, before turning his attention to WWE where he has held multiple world titles. 

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