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"Cut the umbilical cord" nghĩa là gì?
15 Oct, 2021
"Cut the umbilical cord" = cắt dây rốn -> nghĩa là trở nên độc lập, không cần dựa vào ai khác; tự chủ tài chính.
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If the US and others see the Taliban as completely uncooperative (không phối hợp) and cut the umbilical cord to Pakistan, then that bloody progress in Afghanistan stops. Another thing. It’s still plain and simple aggression, even by proxy. That’s against basic international law.
The company’s commitment (quyết tâm) to renewables has been complete - arguably dramatically so, as it chose to cut the umbilical cord to fossil fuels, closing its coal plants at Longannet and Cockenzie and leaving gas generation entirely. Ms McQuade points out that advances in renewable technology have taken place alongside a reduction in industry costs.
“How much of a tennis fanatic (cuồng mộ) do you have to be to put yourself in the line of fire, however unlikely, for a badly paid job and no thanks?” tennis journalist Richard Evans wrote on Twitter after Djokovic’s default. “And tennis is trying to get rid of these dedicated line judges? So the game can afford to cut the umbilical cord to the [next generation]? Madness.”
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