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'Cut a wide swath' = cắt một đường cỏ rất rộng -> lôi kéo rất nhiều sự chú ý, ngoài ra nó còn dùng để nói về những thiệt hại/ tổn thất lớn, nặng nề.
Ví dụ
Born as Gavin Hubbard, the 41-year-old weightlifter [VĐV cử tạ] has cut a wide swath through female weightlifting after transitioning as a transgender [chuyển giới] woman six years ago.
The layoffs [sa thải] will cut a wide swath through its workforce, with nurses taking the biggest hit. Fifty-seven registered nurses, 14 nursing assistants and seven charge nurses will be laid off.
Kyle cut a wide swath in our community [cộng đồng]. He was not only Whitmans international student adviser beloved, necessary, and himself a Fulbright scholar [học giả] he was queer [đồng tính nam, lạ lùng] and loud and a committed [tận tụy] social activist [nhà hoạt động xã hội] who worked tirelessly [không mệt mỏi] on immigrant rights.
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