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frame -or- reference /ˌfreɪm əv ˈrefrəns/
1.a particular set of beliefs, ideas or experiences in relation to which something is measured or judged
It is easy to choose our own frame of reference and attack any ideas that do not fit it.
People interpret events within their own frame of reference.

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tam quan

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frame -of -mind
1.the way you feel or think about something at a particular time
We’ll discuss this when you’re in a better frame of mind.
By his own admission, Gordon was not in the right frame of mind to win yesterday.
It put them in a positive frame of mind for the final game.
He’s in rather a negative frame of mind.

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premiss /ˈpremɪs/
1.a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument
the basic premise of her argument
The argument rests on a false premise.
His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.
The premise on which they worked was that there would always be enough natural resources to support them.

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tiền đề

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domino effect
1.a situation in which one event causes a series of similar events to happen one after the other
Employers fear a domino effect if the strike is successful (= that there will be many other strikes as a result).

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ripple effect
1.a situation in which an event or action has an effect on something, which then has an effect on something else
His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.

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hiệu ứng gợn sóng

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cliche /ˈkliːʃeɪ/ /kliːˈʃeɪ/
1.a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting
She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’
a cliché-ridden style
It has become a cliché to say that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe.
tired clichés like ‘the information revolution’

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