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"Touch a raw nerve" nghĩa là gì?
19 Mar, 2022
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"Touch a raw nerve" có raw là vết trầy da, đau buốt -> cụm từ này nghĩa là vô tình khiến ai buồn bực vì nhắc đến điều họ định kiến hoặc rất nhạy cảm.
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Something between public baths and a salt lake, the outdoor pink pool currently showing at the NGV International is a cooling, crowd-pleasing water feature that can touch a raw nerve for gardeners.
However, the celebration becoming a turbocharged movement determined (quyết tâm) to raise voice against every affliction (đau đớn), every thorn in the path, every glass ceiling and every sticky floor could only be a reality in this technologically-driven world where social media (even more importantly, social media activism) tries to touch a raw nerve every now and then.
He did touch a raw nerve with the Prime Minister when he said that there are two kinds of India, one that is of and for the poor, and the other of the rich and wealthy; in this context (ngữ cảnh), he mentioned Ambani and Adani and said that since Modi took over, extreme centralisation (tập trung) of capital has become a reality.
Once again I felt wounded by man’s capacity to injure (làm hại) a fellow human. I believe you will too, if you were to watch the movie. It’ll touch a raw nerve.
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