"Thin as store-bought thread" nghĩa là gì?

"Thin as store-bought thread" = mỏng như sợi chỉ bán tại cửa tiệm -> nghĩa là gầy gò, gầy nhom.

Ví dụ

She's so thin as store-bought thread, her bones can be seen through her skin.

If there are injuries on the line though all bets are off because that depth chart is as thin as store-bought thread.

During acupuncture (châm cứu), practitioners stimulate specific points on the body by inserting thin needles through the skin. The needles (cái kim) are solid, sterile (vô trùng) and disposable (used only once), and as thin as store-bought thread.

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