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cross purposes
cross purposes /'krɔs'pə:pəsiz/- danh từ số nhiều
- mục đích trái ngược, ý định trái ngược
- to be at cross_purposes
- hiểu lầm nhau, bất đồng ý kiến
be at cross purposes Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
at cross purposes
have opposite ways to do something, opposing goals They are at cross purposes and are always arguing about what to do.
for all practical purposes
Idiom(s): for all practical purposes
Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY
as might be reasonably expected; essentially.
• For all practical purposes, this is simply a matter of right and wrong.
• This should be considered final, for all practical purposes.
for all intents and purposes
Idiom(s): for all intents and purposes
Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY
virtually; practically speaking. (Sometimes this expression has very little meaning. Fixed order.)
• He entered the room, looking for all intents and purposes as if he would burst into song.
• She said that for all intents and purposes she had completed her assignment.
at cross-purposes
Idiom(s): at cross-purposes
Theme: OPPOSITION
with opposing purposes; with goals that interfere with each other.
• We are arguing at cross-purposes. We aren't even discussing the same thing.
• Bill and Tom are working at cross-purposes. They'll never get the job done right.
To all intents and purposes
This means in all the most important ways.
talk at cross purposes
when two people don't understand each other because they are talking about two different things (but don't realise it): "We're talking at cross purposes here."
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adv. phr. With opposing meanings or aims; with opposing effect or result; with aims which hinder or get in each other's way. Tom's parents acted at cross purposes in advising him; his father wanted him to become a doctor; but his mother wanted him to become a minister.
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adv. phr. In most ways; in fact. The president is called the head of state, but the prime minister, to all intents and purposes, is the chief executive. có mục đích khác nhau
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