"Bad news bears" nghĩa là gì?
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"Bad news bears" có bear là mang vác -> cụm từ này nghĩa đen là người hoặc vật gì đem lại xui xẻo; nghĩa bóng là đội thể thao trình diễn, thi đấu kém.
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The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a slight drop (sụt giảm) in the prices it measures, and with the bad news bears pretty much taking over the stock market lately, any signs things may be improving (cải thiện) send stocks rallying, albeit (mặc dù) if only briefly.
The California Golden Bears might as well be called the bad news bears. California (0-11, 0-2 Pac-12) maintained (duy trì) its worst-in-the-country record Saturday, dropping a 58-82 decision at home against the Butler Bulldogs (8-3, 0-0 Big East). The loss in which the home team never once led is the blue-and-gold’s 11th straight.
After coming away from the Winter Meetings with a shiny new Jameson Taillon and Cody Bellinger in tow, it's been nothing but bad news bears for the Cubs with some of their top free-agent targets flying off the board while they sit on their hands.
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