1. Ý Nghĩa
Mug (slang): chỉ những người cả tin hoặc dễ bị lừa dối.
A mug’s game: mô tả một hoạt động hoặc nỗ lực bị coi là ngu ngốc, vô ích hoặc lãng phí thời gian và công sức.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
Trying to date someone who’s clearly not interested? That’s just playing a mug’s game, my friend.
Going all-in on those sketchy online surveys that promise easy money? Trust me, it’s nothing but a mug’s game.
It’s never a good idea to lend money to Tim; it’s practically a mug’s game trying to get it back.
She believes she can win every argument on social media, but it’s a mug’s game with trolls.
He realized that pursuing a career in acting was a mug’s game, so he decided to search for a more stable profession.
One of the most classic examples of falling for a mug’s game is believing that diet pills can magically make you lose weight effortlessly.