tát cạn bắt lấy
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Meaning · English
Take advantage of an opportunity
Literally: slap shallow catch get
Examples
Trong lúc khó khăn, anh ta đã tát cạn bắt lấy cơ hội để phát triển sự nghiệp.During difficult times, he took advantage of the opportunity to develop his career.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “tát cạn bắt lấy” mean?
Take advantage of an opportunity Literally: slap shallow catch get
Is “tát cạn bắt lấy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.