"Harbor ill will toward" nghĩa là gì?

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"Harbor ill will toward" có harbor là có suy nghĩ, ill là ác, điều hại -> cụm từ này nghĩa là vẫn cảm thấy tức giận, thù hằn với ai; thù dai.

Ví dụ

Monta Ellis's departure from the Golden State Warriors was infamous (nổi tiếng) for how much it annoyed Dubs fans, but it appears Ellis doesn't harbor ill-will toward his former team.

The decision to part (tách) ways with Doug Pederson didn’t necessarily repair everything. Wentz may still harbor ill will toward the front office. Here is what Garafolo said during an appearance (xuất hiện) on SportsRadio 94WIP.

While Noble may harbor ill will toward Trump, his articles “simply do not show or suggest Mr. Noble ‘was aware (nhận biết) of the true facts’ regarding the Statement and published false facts in reckless disregard (không quan tâm) of the truth,” the judge wrote.

Cayne’s 2019 petition (cầu xin) alleges (tuyên bố) that his insistence (mong muốn) on a live auction caused Friedland to spend more on the maid’s room than he otherwise would have had the bids been sealed, which in turn caused Friedland to harbor a “personal animus” against Cayne for the 20 ensuing years. In her ruling, Justice Bannon contended that “[Cayne] himself may harbor ill will toward Friedland for inflating the price of the maid’s quarters purchased by [Cayne] for the same price.”

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Bài trước: "Lean toward doing" nghĩa là gì?

Chưa biết tới Bona Bếp Hồng rồi

khảo sát toàn cầu năm 2020 xác định anh và scotland đứng đầu bảng xếp hạng về bợm nhậu...

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The Global Drugs Survey (GDS) for 2020 placed England and Scotland at the top of its international league table of how often people get so drunk that they slur their speech (nói líu nhíu) and lose their balance (mất thăng bằng).

More than 110,000 people across the world were questioned by the GDS, including 5,283 Brits, between November 2019 to February 2020 – so before the coronavirus pandemic (đại dịch) tore through daily life.

It found that many Britons were drinking at dangerous levels (mức độ nguy hiểm), with more than five per cent of under-25s admitting to having sought emergency medical treatment (điều trị y tế khẩn cấp) after getting drunk, compared to a global average of two per cent.

Bài trước: Xin nhận của tại hạ một lạy

“Endowment bias” nghĩa là gì?

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“Endowment bias” = thiên vị sở hữu -> nghĩa là xu hướng thiên vị về cảm xúc khiến cá nhân định giá đối tượng sở hữu cao hơn (thường là phi lí, so với giá trị thị trường của nó); 'của mình thì quý, của người thì ôi'.

Ví dụ

A lot of what happens in the NHL can be described as combinations (sự kết hợp) of endowment bias and the sunk cost fallacy, and the Ceci situation looked like that to me. The insiders say that’s about to change.

The endowment bias in terms of investing means that investors are naturally reluctant (lưỡng lự) to exit their holdings at the right time. They might prefer to stay in a position even after the indicators suggest that the asset should be sold to minimize losses or maximize gains.

‘Endowment bias’ is the idea that something we own is more valuable than something we do not. As humans, we are hardwired to avoid making losses to the extent that we will hold onto something that we own even if we are losing money by doing so. This is known as loss aversion (ác cảm), or the endowment bias, which leads us to place greater value on things that we own – including shares – than things that we don’t.

Anh Thư

Bài trước: "Present bias” nghĩa là gì?

“Be not worth a dime” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be not worth a dime” -> nghĩa là 'không đáng một xu', vô giá trị.

Ví dụ

“What my grandnephew says is not worth a dime to me. He is immature… I have clearly said that I have 100 per cent trust in the Maharashtra Police and Mumbai Police. But if someone still wants a CBI probe into it, then there is no reason to oppose that too,” Pawar had said on August 12.

I can guarantee here that a number of people reading this car-ticle will disagree with me on a number of my choices for what should be considered Dodge cars that are worth every penny and Dodge cars that just are not even worth a dime. I know this. And I am sorry to say that I can't please everyone but I will say that my basis for each choice, whether good or bad is pretty solid based on reviews, ratings, and performance...and looks too, to some extent.

I am 17 years old and I am living in the US with my parents. From I was 16, they have been allowing me to date. I have gone out many times but some these guys are not worth a dime. They cannot even hold a good conversation and they are always talking foolishness. I know how to operate. They do not engage me in intelligent conversations, they do not challenge my intellect. I told myself that in the future I will not date any guy unless he is in his 20s. Recently, I went out with a guy twice. He seems nice, but all he was playing on his radio was sexy songs and I do not like that. When I told him to put on different CDs, he told me I was boring.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be not the full quid” nghĩa là gì?

“Be not the full quid” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be not the full quid” = không đủ liều thuốc lá -> nghĩa (lóng) là hơi điên khùng, chập mạch, dở người.

Ví dụ

How would those kids feel, if not bullied, to be targeted by a famous Australian, saying their family is not the full quid?

Campbell says Bill is "not the full quid, I tend to favour walking around in my underpants". "He's a good incorrigible (không thể sửa được) character to play.

3 horses to do that out of 8 bets is truly a bad run mate. Did you spit at the TV after the 3rd one? I would have but then again I'm not the full quid when I'm punting and angry.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be not in the same league” nghĩa là gì?

“Present bias” nghĩa là gì?

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“Present bias” = định kiến hiện tại -> nghĩa là xu hướng đánh giá cao phần thưởng hiện tại hơn là trong tương lai.

Ví dụ

In behavioral economics, “present-bias” refers to when people settle for something smaller today, in the present, rather than holding a potentially larger reward in the future.

Other errors include present bias and hyperbolic discounting. This is where leaders give disproportionate (không cân xứng) weight to the cost of preventive health measures incurred now, versus the later reward of a productive and healthy workforce. 

Many people who live beyond their means are in effect demonstrating a ‘present bias’ – believing that spending money in the present is more important that putting money away for future financial security. The tendency (khuynh hướng) with this bias is to focus on the present by over-valuing the immediate rewards rather than focusing on the longer-term rewards, even if they are more favourable or beneficial than the immediate one.

Anh Thư

Bài trước: "Bottom of the bag" nghĩa là gì?

“Be not in the same league” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be not in the same league” -> nghĩa là không cùng đẳng cấp.

Ví dụ

Mr. Navalny, notwithstanding the euphoria (trạng thái phởn phơ) of the moment, is unlikely to be the catalyst (chất xúc tác) that will lead to “regime change” in Russia. His nationalist platform is not currently capable of appealing to all sections of Russian society or convincing the political opposition to coalesce (kết hợp thành một chất, một nhóm) around it. He is simply not in the same league as Mr. Putin and several other leaders but could, for the time being, serve as the lightning rod for the people to register their disaffection with the regime’s policies.

What if I was to tell you that most of those games you play on the comparatively small screen of your phone, can be made available on your TV as well. A much larger canvas to enjoy games, isn’t it? Albeit most certainly not in the same league as the Xbox and the PlayStation. That’s exactly what the Amkette Evo Game Box does. Irrespective of whether your TV is a smart TV or not, the Evo Fox Game Box simply adds both dimensions to the experience—gaming and video streaming. But how much money will you have to part with?

After the meeting, Oberyn and Varys take a moment to chat. Varys hasn’t been heard from too much this season, and has clearly proven to be not in the same league as his old frenemy (kẻ thù đội lốt bạn bè) Littlefinger when it comes to masterful manipulating. But that doesn’t mean he’s not still in the game. After Oberyn puzzles over the fact that earlier in his life Varys was never attracted to either women or men before his … unfortunate incident … Varys says that “the absence of desire leaves one free to pursue other things.” Such as? His shoots his eyes to the Iron Throne.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be no slouch” nghĩa là gì?

“Be no slouch” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be no slouch” = không đi lừ đừ, vai thõng xuống -> nghĩa là rất siêng năng, cần cù, nhiệt huyết, tài giỏi.

Ví dụ

When it comes to making a WWE debut for a female superstar, you can do worse than sharing the ring with Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Natalya. This is what Sareena Sandhu gets for her debut (lần đầu ra mắt công chúng), as she teams with Charlotte Flair. She will be no slouch in the ring, having competed in Impact Wrestling, Tokyo Joshi Pro and DDT over her five year career, and could make a big impact tonight.

They will have a tough task ahead of them in trying to corral UConn. Especially if the Huskies attack with a similar offensive gameplan from Wednesday. Granted, this was a Hartford squad who a year ago had the best perimeter (vòng ngoài, vành đai) defense in the nation. Not just the America East, not just among the mid-majors, but the nation at large. Granted, there’s a strong chance that had lots to do with the presence of both Carter and Ellison. But they had solid numbers across the board, so they may be no slouch.

But just because I don’t eat doesn’t mean that food hasn’t been served in my house. I know this may seem really and truly odd to hear, but I, Patty, am no slouch in the kitchen. How is it that I know what kind of fare your standard human beings crave? Easy. They eat with gusto everything I decline. Butter is the chief component (thành phần) of all my recipes (công thức làm món ăn). And when preparing for others, I prepare with abandon. My rule of thumb: The serving size per person is in fact 12 to 14 times that indicated by the recipe. Also, before committing to an ingredient (thành phần), visit a multitude of greengrocers (người bán rau quả), out-of-the-way ethnic markets and vegetable stands to make sure that, say, the fiddlehead (mũi thuyền uốn cong như đầu viôlông) ferns (cây dương xỉ) are the best of their kind within a 200-mile radius (bán kính). If you must bolt up to Boston for your bibb (gỗ để đỡ cột buồm), so be it. I don’t know about you, but I require perfection in a dinner party.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be no picnic” nghĩa là gì?

“Be no picnic” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be no picnic” = không như đi chơi đâu -> nghĩa là khó khăn, phiền nhiễu.

Ví dụ

After Tech faces the Big 12’s longest road trip, they will then head back out on the road on Saturday to face LSU on Saturday. That game will be no picnic as the Tigers are 10-4 overall and 8-1 at home on the season.

If you’ve ever applied for a mortgage (xin vay có thế chấp), you know it’s one of the most painful processes out there. Keeping up with payments and dealing with customer service over the course of the loan is no picnic either. So it’s no surprise that big bucks are being poured into the space with the goal of making the process easier, more digital and more transparent.

And domestic politics are no picnic either. In the 1920s, the white supremacist militant (cuộc chiến đấu của những người ủng hộ thuyết cho rằng người da trắng là ưu việt) group known as the Ku Klux Klan exercised clandestine (bí mật, giấu giếm) control over statehouses and local governments across the country. The 1990s saw several major incidents of far-right, anti-government violence, the most deadly being the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995, which killed 168 people. At the time, before September 11, it was the deadliest terrorist attack (cuộc tấn công khủng bố) on US soil.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be nip and tuck” nghĩa là gì?

“Be nip and tuck” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be nip and tuck” -> nghĩa (lóng) là có khoảng cách suýt soát nhau nên khó đoán ai sẽ chiến thắng.

Ví dụ

Monsanto led all players with 13 points in the half as he was 5-of-7 from the field and knocked down three of his four attempts from beyond the arc. The opening six minutes were nip-and-tuck, but with the score knotted at 41, the Bucs rattled off six straight points as Patterson converted the old-fashioned three-point-play and Sloan hit Ty Brewer in the corner for a three, making it 47-41 with 12:29 remaining.

In all honesty, dropping that game to OSU didn’t really hurt the Hogs that much. It’ll be viewed as a “good loss” — a close one on the road — by the NCAA Selection Committee. However, the loss is troubling for the Razorbacks as they move forward. Even though it was a nip-and-tuck game, OSU dictated play to the Hogs down they stretch. The Cowboys got the shot they wanted from the player they wanted to put the game in their hands in the final seconds on their next to last offensive possession.

"There was a time earlier in my career that I would be entering a game like this that I knew was going to be nip and tuck and back and forth," he said. "And you knew for the next hour and a half it was going to be pins and needles. I went 15, 20 years of that, and it started to wear on me. I came close to losing the fun of it and walking away. But these ones aren't painful anymore. You know that nobody is running away from anybody.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be much of a muchness” nghĩa là gì?

“Be much of a muchness” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be much of a muchness” -> nghĩa (lóng) là giống nhau rất nhiều, không khác gì cả.

Ví dụ

The bookmakers seem to fancy this one – it’s fair to say fans are not on the same page. A Hughes appointment, if that avenue was explored, would look be much of a muchness in comparison to Bruce – think that meme with two Spiderman characters pointing at each other.

Heathrow’s passenger numbers are down 69 per cent year-on-year since January; CDG’s 67 per cent. It is hard to conclude differing approaches to testing are what has separated the two when the slumps are that steep. At Frankfurt the fall is sharper still: 70 per cent between January and September. Schiphol is much of a muchness at 68 per cent.

"That's what Manchester United were thinking when they played Sheffield United last night," said Johnson. "You can't take anything for granted. "You are only top of the league because consistently you have played a better game than the opposition. If you drop below the standard, as you saw at Premier League level, but especially at National League level where everything is a little bit more much of a muchness, you have got to go and perform better than the opposition.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be in fine fettle” nghĩa là gì?

“Be in fine fettle” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be in fine fettle” -> nghĩa là trong tình trạng sức khỏe tốt, sung sức và tinh thần thoải mái, vui vẻ.

Ví dụ

It was a terrific (tuyệt vời, rất lớn, cực kỳ) Thursday for the Kennedy family as Jack's older brother Paddy continued his fine campaign by winning the beginners' chase on Rebel Gold for Danoli's trainer Tom Foley. The 4-1 shot was two-and-a-half-lengths too good for Antey and Tom's son Pat reported his hugely-popular father to be in fine fettle.

Mikel Arteta made it clear that he needs to work harder and fight for his starting spot – if he wants to cement (thắt chặt, gắn bó) his place in the team. The Gunners currently sit 9th in the EPL standings and are seven points off fourth-placed Liverpool and three points off sixth-placed Spurs. They have gone six games without a loss and have a mouth-watering rivalry standoff coming against Manchester United. They too have been in fine fettle but have lost their most recent PL encounter.

The daughter of Skilled disappointed when tailing the field home in the Group One feature on Boxing Day last year but rebounded with a solid runner-up effort in the Group 3 Trentham Stakes (2100m) last month. Ritchie was buoyed by the performance and he said she is in fine fettle ahead of her weekend assignment. “She has pulled up very well,” Ritchie said. “We are coming back to 1800m, so I have tried to freshen her a little bit. “She will have a little workout tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, but it will be quiet. I think she is ready to go.”

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be no screaming hell” nghĩa là gì?

“Be no screaming hell” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be no screaming hell” = địa ngục không nghe tiếng la hét -> nghĩa là không nổi bật hay ấn tượng gì cả.

Ví dụ

Well let me tell you it was no screaming hell yesterday, Feb 2nd. The entire downtown was a horror story-as were the main thoroughfares (đường phố lớn).

Boeing’s 747-8I is no screaming hell, but it’s certainly been outsold by the A380, which in every measurable factor from a passenger perspective, the A380 is a more comfortable aircraft than the 747-8.

Love It to Death was the first great Alice Cooper album, and it set the bar for his other stellar ’70s discs, like School’s Out, Killer, and Billion Dollar Babies. It’s the timeless tunes from those records that people want to hear when they go to an Alice Cooper show; they also want to see him get hanged, beheaded, and menaced by sexy nurses while wrapped in a straitjacket (áo bó). This time around, the Coop offered plenty of the shock-rock theatrics (nghệ thuật sân khấu) he’s famous for, but his set list was no screaming hell.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be in the same ballpark” nghĩa là gì?

“Be in the same ballpark” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be in the same ballpark” = cùng chơi chung sân bóng chày -> nghĩa là giá sát nút, gần với mức giá chung hoặc số lượng.

Ví dụ

The Latitude 9420 will start at $1,949, while the 9520, which does not have pricing at the moment, is expected to be in the same ballpark.

An effort was made to ensure that the products matched as closely as possible. The study found the prices to be in the same ballpark. On average, the variation between the prices on GeM and other online market places was only around 3 per cent.

There are very few players in this space, and Fidelity National is the largest -- or one of the largest, along with Fiserv, depending on how you measure. In 2019, Fidelity generated about $10.3 billion in annual revenue, and in the third quarter, it saw revenue climb 13% to $3.2 billion. Fiserv is in the same ballpark, but after those two, the next-closest competitor is Global Payments, which did about $4.9 billion in revenue.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Be in tatters” nghĩa là gì?

“Be in tatters” nghĩa là gì?

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“Be in tatters” -> nghĩa là trong tình trạng đổ nát, xiêu vẹo, bị tàn phá.

Ví dụ

United States Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his vice presidential pick Kamala Harris on Wednesday called Donald Trump an incompetent (kém cỏi, bất tài) leader who has left the country “in tatters”. They also called Trump the most “whining president in American history”.

With Congress poised to pass a major rescue package to counteract an inevitable (không tránh khỏi) coronavirus catastrophe (tai ương, thảm họa), a vital vulnerability (tổn thương, gây hại đến sự sống còn) remains hanging with the 2020 election. As Americans become increasingly concerned by the worst case scenarios (viễn cảnh) of millions of deaths and widespread economic collapse (sự sụp đổ, suy thoái kinh tế), worrying about voting seems relatively quaint (kỳ quặc, lạ). However, if the federal election does not happen in November, which at this moment in time is not impossible, the Constitution will be left in tatters.

Afterwards, the former two-weight championvowed to return to action sooner rather than later, but his plans for a busy 2021 could be in tatters. Conor McGregor been hit with a six month medical suspension (sự ngưng, hoãn lại, đình chỉ) following UFC 257, which will see him sidelined until July, unless he is cleared by a doctor. The 32-year-old was seen on crutches after the bout (cuộc vật lộn, đọ sức), during which Poirier found huge success in targeting McGregor with brutal leg kicks on his right calf (bắp chân phải) to great effect.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: "Be in for a surprise" nghĩa là gì?

"Go with his gut" nghĩa là gì?

Tôi nấu ăn, nêm nếm theo trực giác =)))). Photo by Becca Tapert on Unsplash

"Go with his gut" -> nghĩa là tin tưởng hay làm theo trực giác, bản năng, trái ngược với logic.

Ví dụ 

With everything settled, again all I can do is go with my gut. Ohio State’s made a strong push through to the end, but I don’t think it will be enough to overtake USC.

It's not quite an in-depth analysis of why the toys were the perfect match for her home, but there is some liberation (phóng thích) embedded (cắm vào) within her choice to abandon design norms (quy tắc) and go with her gut.

Parker felt that it was best to go with his gut. Altogether, he believed in "doing the right thing." In reality, only a handful of passengers requested refunds and several customers even sent the operator money to help it fight against the difficulties of the crisis.

Thùy Dương

Bài trước : "Tub of guts" nghĩa là gì?

"Tub of guts" nghĩa là gì?

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"Tub of guts/lard" = cái chậu ruột, chậu mỡ lợn -> nghĩa là người mập, béo phì (hàm ý xúc phạm).

Ví dụ 

I'd rather dig my eyes out with a plastic spork than vote for that tub of guts.

These glamour magazines make it seem like anyone who's not a cover model is basically a tub of lard.

I used to be a tub of guts when I was in high school, but during college I really made an effort to slim down.

Thùy Dương 

Bài trước : "Split a gut" nghĩa là gì?

"Split a gut" nghĩa là gì?

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"Split a/(one's) gut" có split là nứt, tách ra -> cụm từ này nghĩa là cười điên loạn, "cười xé ruột" (đau hết cả bụng, đau hết cả diều, lộn hết cả mề).

Ví dụ

He laughed until he nearly split a gut. The clown made me bust a gut laughing.

Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them splitting their guts!

It was good times all weekend but I almost split a gut laughing after sticking my nose into my spinning back wheel after changing a flat!

Wait and see if it’s funny or not. IMO, her trump shtick (kèn trumpet) is surely humorous but its not "split a gut" funny. If she were jazzing someone besides Emperor Manbaby, it wouldn't be funny at all.

Thùy Dương 

Bài trước : "Gut it out" nghĩa là gì?

"Gut it out" nghĩa là gì?

Cùng nhau vượt qua đại dịch. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

"Gut it out" có gut là sự can đảm, sự quyết tâm; sự gan góc, sự gan dạ, khí phách, tinh thần chịu đựng -> cụm từ này nghĩa là kiên trì vượt qua khó khăn, thử thách.

Ví dụ 

He thought he could gut it out. "My stubbornness nearly killed me." His body refused to bend to his will.

The Lions and Vikings have already been eliminated from the playoff picture, but Stafford still plans to gut it out for the season finale.

The workforce was sustained by unemployment compensation (sự đền bù) and disaster relief funds, while the operators were forced to "gut it out," said Paul Boone, one of the owners.

The circumstances that we're in, the pandemic that we're in, I understand I've got to gut it out. I talk to them every day — daily Zoom calls, phone calls, FaceTime, group FaceTimes. The love is there. I just can't physically see them.

Thùy Dương

Bài trước : "Speak in tongues" nghĩa là gì?

"Speak in tongues" nghĩa là gì?

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"Speak in tongues" -> nghĩa là lầm rầm khấn bái những từ huyền bí (khi cúng).

Ví dụ

As a part of the spectacle, the traveling preacher had a paid assistant start speaking in tongues during his ceremony to convince people of his legitimacy.

Language tables have been around Bemidji for over two decades. It’s a simple premise: people who would like to learn or practice a language meet weekly and "speak in tongues."

Worshippers lay hands on Belinda Curtis at the Rock House Holiness Church. Pentecostal services (lễ Ngũ tuần) are emotional and exuberant (chứa chan tình cảm) events, and congregants (hội chúng) raise their arms in worship, speak in tongues, shout, and dance when they feel moved (xúc động).

Thùy Dương

Bài trước : "An insult to his intelligence" nghĩa là gì?

"An insult to his intelligence" nghĩa là gì?

Chẳng nghe được gì nữa đâu!. Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash

"An insult to his intelligence" = xúc phạm đến trí thông minh -> nghĩa là lời giải thích đơn giản đến độ chẳng ai thèm nghe.

Ví dụ 

Therefore, to try to convince my friend how awesome Biden is would be both an insult to his intelligence and a flat-out lie. 

The magazine responded by saying it hadn't meant to cause offense. The article, it explained, was part of a fictional series placing contemporary (đương thời) characters in an imagined past. Obono rejected the explanation, calling it an insult to her intelligence.

Other accusations include the allegation that Sarkozy received over 50 million euro in campaign funding from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and that he profited from arms deals in Pakistan while President. He denies all charges, calling them "an insult to my intelligence".

Thùy Dương

Bài trước : "Speak as you find" nghĩa là gì?

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...According to a probable cause statement, said that on Jan. 17, a man was sitting at In-N-Out drive thru when a woman driving a silver BMW cut in front of him.

The man then flashed his headlights (nháy đèn pha) to get the woman’s attention (sự chú ý), but she ignored him.

Shortly after, another man got out of a truck parked nearby and broke the window of the victim’s car and threatened him with a hatchet (rìu).

After breaking the window (đập vỡ cửa kính), the suspect (kẻ tình nghi), identified as Damien Lee Hallett, pointed at the victim (nạn nhân) with his hand bleeding (chảy máu) and told the victim “it will be your blood next”, and left the area.

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"Lean toward doing" nghĩa là gì?

Đây là điều ai cũng thích làm. Photo by Fabian Møller on Unsplash

"Lean toward doing" -> nghĩa là thích, ưu tiên làm việc gì hơn.

Ví dụ

"If you’re a retail employee (nhân viên) and you’re facing the general public and you’re a little reluctant, having your employer throw you $100 that might cause you to lean toward doing it,” Scott said. “It’s better to use carrots with this instead of sticks."

If the pilot program is deemed (cho rằng) successful after it finishes in 2021, a girls-only division could be green-lighted as early as the the 2021-2022 school year. "Or sooner if we find out the numbers and interest lean toward doing something earlier," Robinson said. "I just can't say right now."

I don’t know if there’s one single person. I think an awesome role model for me was my father who was a really hard worker when I was a kid. And I saw him struggle (khốn khổ) to do his own business. So I think that’s why I always lean toward doing my own thing instead of going and working for a monolithic (cố định) company.

It’s fair to say that housing the largest population in the world, China tends to lean toward doing everything on a big scale.

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"Speak as you find" nghĩa là gì?

Cách tạo niềm vui của mấy cô hàng xóm nhà tui là thọc mạch chuyện người ta :D. Photo courtesy: United Nations COVID-19 Response

"Speak as you find" -> nghĩa là 'có gì nói đấy', 'thấy nào nói thế' (kể cả khi thô lỗ, thiếu tế nhị).

Ví dụ 

For a man ready to speak as he finds, he seems rather scared of what he might say. 

The candidate built his brand off of speaking as he finds, which seems to strike a chord with the working class voters in his constituency.

You have to admire the Chutzpah. In almost his only public appearance of the Tory leadership contest, Boris Johnson emerged (nổi lên) from the protective custody (giám hộ) into which he has surrendered to intone (phát âm có ngữ điệu) that one reason voters feel alienated (bị bệnh tâm thần) from politicians is that "too often they feel we are muffling and veiling our language, not speaking as we find."

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Bài trước : "Seven-seven-three-aitch" nghĩa là gì?

"Seven-seven-three-aitch" nghĩa là gì?

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"Seven-seven-three-aitch" = '773h' (ngược của 'hell') -> nghĩa là địa ngục.

Ví dụ 

3500 km adventure: If you are going to seven-seven-three-aitch, best you go in a Ford Ranger Raptor.

I've been looking at this question for nearly half an hour, and I still don't know what the 773H it's asking for!

"How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House" is a story set in Paradise and lives plunged into seven-seven-three-aitch.

How, when or even whether should they retaliate against Russia’s president? I have a lot of sympathy with that quandary — because Vladimir Putin has become America’s ex-boyfriend from 773H.

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"The awkward age" nghĩa là gì?

Tuổi trẻ là phải xõa!! Photo by Dominic Sansotta on Unsplash

"The awkward age" -> nghĩa là tuổi giữa giai đoạn thiếu nhi và giai đoạn trưởng thành; tuổi mới lớn. 

Ví dụ

It’s amazing what kids can do if you believe in them. Middle schoolers sometimes get a bad rap because it’s the awkward age when they are going through a lot of changes emotionally (cảm xúc), physically (thể chất) and socially.

The host also cracked a joke hinting the awkward age gap between Hina and Faisal. “Faisal Rehman must have romanced my grand mother as well,” he said adding, “this isn’t romance, this is a case of harassment (quấy rồi).” Hina laughs it off saying yes she has romanced him on screen but “what can one do.

The Australian all-girls’ high school that’s this hilarious (nực cười) debut novel’s (tiểu thuyết) backdrop is a petri dish of contemporary culture war. Freiman’s gambit is that satire and the disavowal (chối bỏ) of pieties can lead to a deeper sort of empathy. It’s a trial for her misfit (không xứng) heroine, who’s at the awkward age when every day feels like an improvised performance in the theater of the absurd. Now more than ever, as they say.

But I’ve got a year and a half to go before I hit that benchmark (điểm chuẩn). I fall into the awkward age group of 18 to 20 year olds who are kind of grown-up but aren’t completely adults. 

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