You are a lemon là gì

Photo by Ralph Mayhew

“Buy a lemon” = mua chanh -> nghĩa là mua thứ vô ích, it giá trị hơn so với mình nghĩ.

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The thing is, there are plenty trustworthy used car dealers out there, and there are good used cars to be had for good prices. We always advise readers to deal with reputable dealerships to ensure they don’t buy a lemon so to speak.

In fact, they rank even lower than stockbrokers, ad execs, politicians and talk back radio hosts. This is because most of us realise – often from personal experience – that buying a car can be a real minefield. Not only is it a depreciating asset but if you buy a lemon or get saddled with high interest payments from predatory finance, you can end up getting more than you bargained for, literally!

Don’t Buy a Lemon — Ask the Used Car Dealer These Questions. Used cars come with baggage from their previous owners. A used car might need a total engine rebuild or it might need nothing more than a new set of tires. Before you drive a used car off the lot, make sure you know exactly what happened in its history, what’s been done to fix any issues and how protected you’ll be from future problems.

Ka Tina

Bài trước: “Spice things up” nghĩa là gì?

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Thêm tí mật ong, thêm chút trà nữa là ngon. Photo by Rene Asmussen from Pexels 

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" = Khi cuộc đời cho bạn một quả chanh, hãy tìm cách để pha một cốc nước chanh -> biến cái không may mắn trong đời thành cái hay, cái đẹp, đừng than vãn. 

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They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and that’s how new Freo Docker Hayden Young became accomplished at kicking on both sides of his body. 

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” they say, but it’s not always easy to escape our hardships [thử thách cam go] or mold every sticky situation into a positive, palatable [dễ chịu] form. 

"We love trekking into the forest and our ‘picnic’ basket is usually filled with fruits, nuts and water. We throw in a lemon or two, because when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade,” laughs Tulsi Naik, F&B manager, Novotel Hyderabad Airport 

"If life gives you lemons — like, your personality, for example," he continued, self-deprecatingly [tự ti], "you should first make lemonade. Then, make sure no other companies can produce or distribute their own soft drinks. So the only game in town is lemonade." 

Thu Phương

Bài trước: "The answer's a lemon" nghĩa là gì?

Không thể đòi hỏi dịch vụ "xịn" khi cái ví không cho phép :D. Photo by Suhyeon Choi on Unsplash 

"The answer's a lemon" = câu trả lời là quả chanh -> kết quả, đáp án không như kỳ vọng. "Lemon" ở đây được hiểu là điều gì đó không tốt, không đạt yêu cầu, gây thất vọng [như trong máy đánh bạc biểu tượng hình trái cây, quả chanh có giá trị thấp nhất]. 

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 We will definitely miss this service. I do question whether any significant cost savings [tiết kiệm chi phí] can be squeezed out by squashing services further — though I suppose the answer’s a lemon. 

Abbott, in all his actions in both public and private arenas, has been shown to be a man of substance [người có sức ảnh hưởng] , reliability and good reputation. Put two and two together, Bill Ogilvie? The answer's a lemon. 

The moment that that proposal [đề xuất] is made, I know that the first answer will be: 'But the quality of the stone is not suitable for our business at all.' But the answer is a lemon. Of course, it is not the ideal stone for this purpose. 

Thu Phương 

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