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2021-12-07 03:12
Trim (one's) sails phrase
Trimming a boat’s sails means simply to adjust them so as to take advantage of current wind conditions.
To get accustomed to a new situation by changing the way you behave and think.
It's amazing how soon you trim your sails.
Despite just starting working here yesterday, he has quickly trimmed his sails and felt comfortable working in this environment.
To reduce, restrict, or limit one's spending.
Tôi khá chắc chắn rằng con trai tôi sẽ giảm bớt chi tiêu trong học kỳ này vì chúng tôi quyết định cho nó một khoản phụ cấp nhỏ hơn.
Chúng tôi phải cắt giảm chi tiêu, khi bố tôi, trụ cột của gia đình, mất việc.
To not spend over one's butget
To make a situation become equal
Used to describe starting to understand or learn about something.
Used to say that one starts to understand, enjoy, and get involved in an activity
The verb "trim" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase originally alludes to adjusting a ship's sails, but it was transferred to human affairs by 1800 or so. However, it may be obsolescent today.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
