"Barbecue stopper" nghĩa là gì?


"Barbecue stopper" có barbecue là bữa tiệc đồ nướng, stopper là làm ngừng, chặn lại -> từ này nghĩa là vấn đề thời sự gây tranh cãi; nghĩa khác là câu nói hớ.

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And it was Howard’s second contribution (đóng góp) to the Australian language: he has also given us ‘barbecue stopper’ (for the debate that makes everyone forget the sausages (xúc xích) beginning to burn on the barbie, as they engage in heated discussion). By the way, wouldn’t it be nice to find a political leader today who wanted to incentivise people rather than ‘cabin, crib and confine’ them?

If you want to have a barbecue stopper, Kieran, ask mums and dads about their concerns about children accessing pornography (văn hóa phẩm đồi trụy) online or about children being bullied (bắt nạt) online, about social media platforms presenting content that is inappropriate for children online. 

It's not so much a barbecue stopper as an appetite (ngon miệng) killer. Tell people you are researching "the problem of value" in arts and culture and the conversation turns soporific. Why not just experience them? As if engaging in culture weren't hard enough in these STEM-obsessed, FANG-addled times.

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